There once was a young woman who was walking in a rough neighborhood (sin). Suddenly she was mugged by a gang (Satan and his demons). They hurt her physically and emotionally, and left her for dead in the gutter.
After awhile a church member walked by. The young woman called out for help, but the church member cursed her and continued walking.
Then the head elder walked by. The young woman pleaded with him to please help her, but he stuck his nose in the air and pretended not to see her.
Then the pastor walked by and was disgusted to see her lying in the gutter. He too passed her by.
Finally, Jesus Himself walked by and when the young woman weakly called out for help Jesus immediately stopped and helped her. He didn’t call her a “stupid idiot” for walking in such a rough neighborhood, but He did dress her physical and emotional wounds and carried her to the nearest Inn and continued to care for her.
The next day, before He left, Jesus told the innkeeper to feed the young woman and wash her wounds, saying He would repay the innkeeper when He returned.
“Inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.” - Jesus
After awhile a church member walked by. The young woman called out for help, but the church member cursed her and continued walking.
Then the head elder walked by. The young woman pleaded with him to please help her, but he stuck his nose in the air and pretended not to see her.
Then the pastor walked by and was disgusted to see her lying in the gutter. He too passed her by.
Finally, Jesus Himself walked by and when the young woman weakly called out for help Jesus immediately stopped and helped her. He didn’t call her a “stupid idiot” for walking in such a rough neighborhood, but He did dress her physical and emotional wounds and carried her to the nearest Inn and continued to care for her.
The next day, before He left, Jesus told the innkeeper to feed the young woman and wash her wounds, saying He would repay the innkeeper when He returned.
“Inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.” - Jesus
2 comments:
What a great idea. We can substitute any sinner in this story. Jesus is our Good Samaritan!
Nice...the innkeeper is the church family. And it seems sometimes the church family at times are also the robbers. Its an interesting parable that we can all place ourselves and others in every part of the story. But Truly..Jesus is the Good Samaritan.
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