Here for the World

This powerful exploration of the Good Samaritan parable challenges us to move beyond comfortable definitions of love and neighbor. The message reveals that genuine faith isn’t measured by our theological knowledge or religious credentials, but by our willingness to cross boundaries and engage sacrificially with human need. 

We’re confronted with a profound truth: proximity changes perception, and distance protects comfort while closeness awakens compassion. The Samaritan’s actions mirror Christ himself — approaching our brokenness, binding our wounds, pouring out his life, and promising to return. We discover that being here for good means more than longevity; it requires sustained, sacrificial presence that transforms divine appointments from interruptions into opportunities. 

The three-fold movement of seeing with compassion, serving with sacrifice, and sharing with consistency becomes our roadmap for Kingdom living. Most challenging is the call to love our enemies, to invest in those who might naturally oppose us, and to maintain generosity beyond the crisis moment. This isn’t occasional kindness but habitual, cross-cultural, boundary-breaking love that reflects God’s own steadfast character.