Today's Journal
THE GOOD PERSON
The story of the Good Samaritan is a story of a Good Person. It is someone who is responsive, generous, compassionate, thoughtful, genuine and kind. The Bible narrative is that of a man going down the road and was robbed by bandits, stripped of his clothing, beaten and left half dead. Two religious people, a Levite and Priest, crossed the road to other side and ignored him. A Good Samaritan then came along and tended to this injured man and bandaged his wounds, put him on his own donkey and took him to an Inn to be cared for and paid for the cost of his care. (Luke 10:25-37)This parable could be seen as the Good Samaritan being a figure of Christ. The man in the ditch is a figure of each of us having had sin beat us up, robbed us and left us forsaken by the side of the road. The Inn, a fellowship of believers to care for rescued sinners and help them back to life. There is money and resources at the Inn to care for the needs of those salvaged from evil and robbers of life. There is also the promise of the paying the total owed the next time he comes back that way. He left, but will return.
The Good Person is ‘the one who showed him mercy’ (Luke 10:37).
“Yes, now go and do the same.” Jesus