[Andrew Wommack Devotional 5 July 2022] Topic: Who Crosses Your Path?

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Topic: Who Crosses Your Path?

Luke 10:29 – ‘But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbor?’

LUKE 10:29

This question of ‘who is my neighbour’ can be used by Satan to deceive us in more than one way. Not only can he deceive men into thinking they have fulfilled the command to ‘love thy neighbor as thyself’ when they haven’t, but he will also try to apply this command in a way that condemns those who are seeking to fulfill it, by making them think they are not doing enough.

We cannot meet the needs of every single person in the world. Jesus wasn’t teaching that. This wounded man was directly in the path of these three men. The priest and the Levite had to walk around him. Jesus is simply teaching that we should take advantage of the opportunities we have. The fact that we can’t help everyone is no excuse not to help anyone.

Jesus, through this parable, defined a neighbor as any fellow human being who crosses our path and is in need of our assistance. The Samaritan went to the full extent of his ability — and beyond — to help the man. The priest and Levite did nothing.

There was a racial and religious hatred between Jews and Samaritans. Devout Jews would not associate with or even talk to a Samaritan. The priest and the Levite that passed by this wounded man were his fellow-countrymen, and yet they didn’t help him. This Samaritan, who was considered by religious Jews to be of another nationality, was the true neighbor. Jesus made it clear that you could not define ‘neighbor’ on the basis of geographic origin or your familiarity with someone. A neighbor is anyone that God puts in your path.

This message was written by The Association of Related Ministries International (ARMI) is an extension of Andrew Wommack Ministries (AWM). ARMI is a unique partnership committed to providing resources to help like-minded ministers succeed in a spirit of excellence and to draw from the experience and expertise of both the AWM and Charis Bible College staff.

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