Go And Do Likewise

-April 7, 2024-

Good morning beloved, happy Lord’s Day,

“So which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?’ And he said, ‘He who showed mercy on him.’ Then Jesus said to him, ‘Go and do likewise.’”

(Luke 10:36-37).

A certain lawyer, trying to justify himself, asked Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?” Jesus then him told him the parable of the Good Samaritan. In the story, only the Samaritan stopped and showed mercy to the man who was beaten and robbed, and left by the side of the road.

Jesus used the opportunity to show who our neighbor is: the one who needs mercy and help. Our Savior calls on us to love God with all our heart, soul, strength, and mind, and our neighbor as ourselves.

The law of liberty is love. Love for friends, acquaintances, friends, strangers, enemies, yes, everyone. Jesus said, “Go and do likewise.” Jesus is our example of love and mercy. John wrote in 1 John 3:17, “But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?”

Let us go and do likewise. May we love others as Jesus loves us. Have a blessed day. Stay safe and healthy.

When love grows, mercy flows.

Dean