Keep Moving

Luke 10:30-35 - And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell among thieves, which stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. 31 came down a certain priest that way and saw him, passed by. 32 Likewise a Levite, when he was at the place and saw him, passed by. 33 But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he, and looked, and had compassion, 34 and came and bound up his wounds, pouring oil and wine, and set him on his donkey, took him to an inn and took care of it. 35 Another day he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said: Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will pay you when you return.
The other day I was reading a very interesting reflection of the parable of the Good Samaritan. We focused from an angle rarely see it. I personally never saw it. From this point of view. The pastor who gave this reflection showed the side of "half-dead man." In the parable tells us that a man went down from Jerusalem (city symbol of those who seek God) to Jericho (City symbol of those who seek the pleasures of this world). When this man went down thieves came and robbed and left half dead on the road. After talks that went down also a Pharisee and a Levite and none was offered the help I needed. Then goes on to say that "his way" and this means going from Jericho to Jerusalem, opposite to the other, a Samaritan who had compassion raised him, bandaged his wounds and left him in a place until you replace any payment. I thought many times we are in Jerusalem, in the presence of God and suddenly we're on our way to Jericho may not know why, maybe because we believe it is right that you no longer find a certain sense ofChristian's life. Undoubtedly, at this point of weakness is when the enemy steals our relationship with God and leave us like this man half dead on the road. But Jesus is always there to heal all wounds and protect us and stop all payments until we are good. I also thought that if we look at the man half dead and bring it to the church to witness, we will have a tremendous testimony to what is the infinite love of God and saved his life and not only that, but it will given another chance as well. I think we already heard many testimonies like these. Now I wondered why. Why many go down and we were not in Jerusalem. The answer I found and what God was speaking at this time and I could share with some friends is that as Christians we must move forward. We must not get stuck thinking that as we are, we're fine. EYE I, where we are, yes we are good only in that place we go. God commands us to Grow Day by Day