A Certain Something

By: Matthew L.Taylor

Pastor of Pentecostals of Pittsburg

 

The story of the Good Samaritan is one that has always fascinated me. Verse 30 says a certain man was traveling and was taken by thieves and left for dead. Right away we know that Jesus is trying to tell us that He is concerned about each one of us specifically.We read that by chance a certain priest and likewise a Levite came by but did not stop to help. You would think the preacher and the church worker would be concerned about a needy person, but the Bible says they passed on the other side. They avoided the wounded man completely because they had other things on their mind and wouldn’t stop and help. Maybe the victim was thinking surely one of these would help, but maybe in his desperation he was just hoping anyone would show up.

 

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