On the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper and said, ‘Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I return I will repay you.’ Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the robbers’ hands?” And he said, “The one who showed mercy toward him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do the same.”. This story can be found in Luke 10:25–37 (NASB): And a lawyer stood up and put Him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” And He said to him, “What is written in the Law? (Yes) It’s really conducive for ambushing. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. For the Scripture says, Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame. Just at the moment of crisis, help arrived for the wounded man. Romans 8:28, The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Now you are proposing to subjugate for yourselves the people of Judah and Jerusalem for male and female slaves. Mark 13:26. Psalm 27:1, When the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. restore us when we were down and out, even though we were his enemies Toll-Free: 800.626.3060, Canada: 905.336.2920 helping hand, open their homes, reach into their wallets, or It’s possible that those men were afraid. (Yeah) At other times we would speculate that there was a religious law that one who was engaged in religious ceremonials was not to touch a human body twenty-four hours before the ceremony. Jeremiah 29:11-12. Joshua 1:9, Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” Luke 11:9-13, Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? (Oh yeah) And so the first question that the priest asked, the first question that the Levite asked was, “If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?” (All right), But then the Good Samaritan came by, and he reversed the question: “If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?” That’s the question before you tonight. Isaiah 53:4-6, Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, to whom belong wisdom and might. James 5:14-15, Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all his benefits— who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. Daydreaming, Matthew 4:17-23 The “half-breed” Samaritan … He leads me beside still waters. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. That’s a special little jab we modern readers often miss. A lawyer approaches Jesus and asks a question. John 14:12-14, Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father. Have I not commanded you? For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. (see Romans 5:10). At times we say they were busy going to a church meeting, an ecclesiastical gathering, and they had to get on down to Jerusalem so they wouldn’t be late for their meeting. Ephesians 3:16-19, “So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. Isaiah 54:10, If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land. John 10:10, If we make it our habit to confess our sins, in his faithful righteousness he forgives us for those sins and cleanses us from all unrighteousness. Philippians 4:4-7, Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. Matthew 7:9-11. In Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. But what a surprise when we learn who the rescuer was. One day a man came to Jesus and he wanted to raise some questions about some vital matters of life. When we see someone in trouble, we need to help them, no matter who they are or who we are. Logically, it follows that your enemy is your neighbor.