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Go And Do Likewise
Brian Mashburn
October 26, 2014
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Go And Do It
The book of Luke reports that Jesus was a man of contemplation and teaching. He spent a good portion of his time alone with God in prayer (Luke 5:16), and another portion educating people (Luke 23:5). If we are going to be people of Jesus, then we are going to spend good portions of our time in prayer and teaching, too.
We do this weekly. Our gatherings are designed for contemplation and teaching, a coming together to pray to God and educate each other about His Kingdom.
But make no mistake; Jesus was more than a man of contemplation and teaching. He was a man of action. If Christ's prayer and teaching did not end up in actual kingdom bringing, it was not serving its purpose.
In the teaching of the Good Samaritan, Jesus calls for action. After making his point - which was to teach a man what it looks like to love your neighbor as yourself - he ended with a 4-word sermon in Luke 10:37 that encapsulated what should happen as a result of the teaching, and that should rock us to our core...
"Go and do likewise."
The story of the Good Samaritan should not remain something we contemplate. It should not remain a mere teaching that is only used to educate one another.
The story of the Good Samaritan should be replicated in your life now. Since we are Kingdom people, and since each of us have wounded neighbors, each of us are to be incarnating this story from "back then" into our lives "now."
It is what those who have inherited eternal life do. Do you?