Today’s Daily Lesson comes from Luke chapter 10 verses 30 through 34:
30Jesus replied, ‘A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead. 31Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 32So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33But a Samaritan while travelling came near him; and when he saw him, he was moved with pity. 34He went to him and bandaged his wounds, having poured oil and wine on them. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35The next day he took out two denarii,* gave them to the innkeeper, and said, “Take care of him; and when I come back, I will repay you whatever more you spend.”
The danger of a well-known story like this is we can end up continuing to miss certain small details.
The detail I don’t think I ever noticed in this story before I heard them preached by the late, great Gardner Taylor come from the lips of the Good Samaritan:
“Take care of him; and when I come back, I will repay you whatever more you spend.”
Gardner Taylor put these words not only in the mouth of the Good Samaritan, but in the mouth of Jesus to us.
“Take care of the stranger. Take care of the abused. Take care of your brother. Take care of each other.
“And when I come back, I will repay you . . .”
When He comes back, we will be repaid for all we’ve done for others. He tells us to put it on His tab — and promises to settle up with us when He comes this way again.
Ryon Price is Senior Pastor of Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas.
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