Who's on your road?
The Good Samaritan was in the middle of the road when he found him.
But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. Luke 10:33 (NIV)
As he traveled. He wasn't at home. He wasn't in a place of comfort or convenience. He was mid-journey—a man who saw what was in front of him and didn't wait.
The parable doesn't ask whether you're ready. It asks whether you're paying attention.
The NIV Application Bible, one of 70+ resources available with Bible Gateway Plus, offers this on what the parable asks of us:
✜ 10:25–37 One often hears that the task of dealing with pain in the world is so vast that we do not know where to begin or how we can even hope to make a dent in what needs to be done. Such thinking can become an excuse for inaction. A better attitude is to be proactive and pitch in where we see a need and understand that we have the ability to help.
The Samaritan didn't wait for a better moment.
You don't need to wait either. With Bible Gateway Plus, start with the passage in front of you, and let the resources open it up.
