Luke 10:25-37 is an incredible passage, with much to be gleaned from it. I have read the text, been told the story, and heard commentary on it more times than I can count. If you are unfamiliar with the story of the Good Samaritan, it is one that you should become acquainted with. It is my opinion that Luke was trying to impress the vast importance of loving others. I believe that we are called to love others regardless of anything. Yesterday in church, Pastor Kyle Pierpont presented it in a new perspective for me.
We are nearest to the heart of God when we love people. The Bible is packed full of stories, songs, and proverbs that show how much God loves His creation and more specifically mankind. Obviously, the most explicit example of this is shown through the life, death, and resurrection of His Son, Jesus Christ. I am not a father, so I can't begin to imagine what it must look like to give my one and only child to be mocked, ridiculed, tortured, and killed, all in a great act of love to redeem our sins, sins which were acts of defiance towards God. If we loved God and people perfectly, there would be no need for laws. Every one of the ten commandments given to Moses, were laws that essentially were meant to keep our love of people and God sacred. I say all of this in order to lead up to the main point: "Don't worry about who to love; just love."
A wise man once said, "Treat everyone like they are hurting, and you will be right 99% of the time."
Just love people like God would love them. Just like God loves you.
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