Who is the man laying on the side of the road in the story of the Samaritan in Luke 10? Most of the time it seems people use this story to stress the importance of being compassionate to others. That is very necessary, but I enjoyed the insight that Witness Lee brought to this portion of the word in the Chapter 25 of the Life-Study of Luke: “The Savior intended to unveil to him [the lawyer He was speaking with] through this story that he was condemned to death under the law [signified by the Levite who passed by him v. 31], unable to take care of himself, … and that the Man Savior was the one who would love him and render him full salvation” (Lee, Witness. Life-Study of Luke. Anaheim: Living Stream Ministry, 1984, Print).
In this Life-Study I was touched to see that the Savior is the journeying Samaritan seeking for beat up sinners like us. It touched me to see from my reading that it's not so much about what we can do for others but what the Lord can do for us. His compassion is far reaching because it has found each one of us. As such a compassionate Man-Savior, He continually binds up our wounds and encourages our fellow believers to take care of us. You can listen to excerpts from the Life Study of Luke along with excellent commentary by tuning into the Life Study of the Bible with Witness Lee.
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May we realize and open our hearts to the Lord, our good Samaritan, and receive His love and compassion. He is so good, He is so sweet!
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