New Neighbors

Luke 10:29-37

29 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"

30 In reply Jesus said: "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. 31 A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32 So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him. 35 The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. 'Look after him,' he said, 'and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.'

36 "Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?"

37 The expert in the law replied, "The one who had mercy on him."
Jesus told him, "Go and do likewise."

Bee's Thoughts:

Going fort the Charity Mission trip to help the needy, with the love and compassion of God, is a real eye opener for me to see what it really means by loving my "neighbours". It's only by the grace of God that I could do such a thing. God let me see that without Him, I might be just like these little children and adults whom I was helping. My love went out to them and I decided to go as often as my time permit.

Another "neighbour" we often forget is our loved ones. Many times we take them for granted, and forget that they are our immediate "neighbours" and we are to love them as ourselves too.

Dear Lord, please give me more love and grace to love my "neighbours" just as you have commanded, to firstly love you, followed by our neighbours as ourselves.



.......the devotion of Beth