KHANDIE'S KORNER - September 19, 2004 | |
Timely Insights into God's Word from Khandielese Reyes | |
This Weeks Message- (scripture taken from King James Version) BE YE MERCIFUL And
Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to
Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and
departed, leaving him half dead. And by chance
there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other
side. And likewise a Levite, when he was at
the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side. But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where
he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, And went to him, and bound up his
wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn,
and took care of him. And on the morrow when
he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take
care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee. Which now of these three, thinkest though, was
neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves? And
he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then
said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise. (Luke
10:29-37) The
Lord has given this commandment: Be ye therefore merciful,
as your Father also is merciful (Luke In
this parable we read of a certain man whom during his travel from From
a distance a certain priest saw the man lying upon the road.
As he drew nearer to where the man was, he became aware that the man was
bleeding, severely wounded, stripped of his clothing in need of immediate assistance. Yet,
without even an inkling of compassion for this mans suffering, without hesitation or
concern over his own lack of mercy towards him, he quickly and boldly crosses over to the
other side of the road and passes him by refusing to even look back. Along
comes another sound of footsteps, these coming from a certain Levite. Here would be a supposed devout religious man as WAS the priest,
who KNEW the commandments of the Lord and was possibly taught since youth to follow the
Laws of God. And yet, he also chose to show no
mercy upon the bruised and beaten brother. Instead,
as he approached him, he looked down upon him, and as the priest reacted so did he. He crossed over to the other side of the road and
went about his way without a thought for the life lying there upon the dirt road. Finally
there comes the sound of yet another pair of footsteps, these belonging to a certain
Samaritan who was considered by the religious folk as being unclean,
a sinner, and apart from God and yet this Samaritan
was the ONLY one who truly demonstrated the compassion and mercy of God by caring for his
brother who was in such need. Rather than
cross to the other side of the road as the priest and Levite, he instead raced to the aide
of this brother, instantly cleaning out and covering his wounds. After cleaning and binding up the mans
wounds, the Samaritan could have stopped there and went on his way but instead, compassion
for the man drove his aiding him a step further where he then took the man, placed him
upon his animal and brought him to a place of dwelling spending the evening taking care of
him. The next day he took his own money and
paid the innkeeper to further house and take care of the man until he was well. This Samaritan fulfilled the Lords command: BE YE MERCIFUL.
All three men were given opportunity to display the love and kindness of the Lord, yet only ONE actually did. Each one of us represents the behavior of one of the above men. Some represent the priest that upon seeing a brother or sister in need, choose to cross to the other side and ignore the need. Out of sight, out of mind is their motto. As long as they dont see the need, their hearts cannot be convicted to assist. And for some, they believe it is that persons problem and not theres, thus let them seek help elsewhere. Many prefer to leave the aiding of another up to someone else, theyd rather not get involved, even when The Lord has provided such a person with the necessary means to help someone else in need. Despite the excuses given, there is NO valid reason for not administering help to one who is in need especially when the Lord has equipped you to do so. Like this man who was so weak that he could not utter a cry for help, there are many within the body of Christ in like manner. Weak, tired and broken and the only words they could possibly utters is: Lord, have mercy! And the Lord then says to you, Minister to their need. But you, like the priest choose to cross to the other side and continue on your way. Then
there are those who represent the Levite. Curiosity brings you to the man in need where all
you can do is look down upon him and wrestle with the conviction to help. Youre curious as to what happened, how did he
become as he is, but curiosity does NOT take the place of compassion, thus like the priest
you also choose to cross to the other side and continue on your way. You enjoy knowing all the details of ones
suffering, yet lack mercy and compassion to assist and aide them. These
two representations (Levite and Priest) are found weekly in the house of worship
preaching, teaching and declaring the word of God. One
would think these two who PROFESS to know the word, would all the more LIVE by The Word
and demonstrate it through every available opportunity.
Yet, they consume themselves with man made ideas and traditions, claiming to
know the letter of the law, and SADLY lacking the HEART OF THE LAW
MERCY! These very ones who LACK mercy, DESIRE the mercy of
The Lord, who LACK compassion, DESIRE the compassion of The Lord. How can this be?
How is it that you desire the Lord to be merciful unto YOU, while you refuse
to be merciful unto another? The way to OBTAIN
mercy is to BE merciful as The Lord declared in His word: Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. (Matt 5:7) If
you chose to cross to the other side and pass the one in need believing your actions are
justified, would you then think the Lords actions would be justified if he suddenly
choose to cross to the other side and pass YOU knowing YOUR NEED? If knowing he had the means to help you and
yet chose to overlook you, how would that make you feel?
Now, consider when you overlook your brother, how do you think it makes him
feel? Now,
those who represent the Samaritan are far and few, although I pray with all my
heart that more would rise up. For very few
would place someone else need above their own. The
Samaritan was obviously on his way somewhere, and yet he considered not his
need, but stopped along the roadside to help
someone else. Very few would STOP even to
minister a kind word to one whos troubled; to point one in the right direction
(spiritually) whove lost his way; to
give food to one whos hungry and drink to one whos thirsty; to pray for one
whos sick; to visit one whos shut-in; to minister words of hope for one who
feels hopeless; to give to the poor; to declare the Good News of Jesus Christ our Lord to
one whove never heard
. No, not many would be as the Samaritan and
Stop and care for another man/womans need. We
live in a ME society EVEN within the church where everything revolves around
self and it is shown through our actions towards one another. DAILY we are given opportunity to
demonstrate the LOVE of Yshua towards one another. DAILY he will place someone, or
something in our path that would require an act of compassion and mercy, yet sometimes its
so subtle that we overlook it, and its overlooked because the focus remains on SELF. These opportunities would NEVER go unnoticed if we
were looking MORE towards being a blessing, and LESS towards being blessed. What was on the heart of the Samaritan was
obviously to be a blessing to the one in need. He
wasnt seeking something in return, wasnt expecting the praise of man, but
truly had the heart of Our Lord and displayed the heart of Yshua through his act of
Mercy and Compassion. Let us ALL seek to do
the same. BE YE MERCIFUL one towards another. I
Love you all so very much. Have a blessed week
in the Lord and remember: Whatever we do, do ALL
for the GLORY of GOD, who ALONE is worthy of the GLORY and the PRAISE! The Lord be
with you this day and always! Shalom Uvracha
(Peace and Blessings) Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh,
May the peace of the Lord be with you today and always KhandieleseDaughter & Servant of the Lord God |
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