“Love is not premeditated– it is spontaneous; that is, it bursts forth in extraordinary ways”, says Oswald Chambers in his book My Utmost for His Highest.
A couple of years ago, I was looking out of the window at the back of our house, and a wheel came off a car as it was travelling along. It was bizarre – the car ground to a halt as it skidded along on the brake drum, and the wheel continued rolling along the road. It was an odd sight - I have never seen it before or since, but it was also odd that I happened to be looking out of the window at that precise moment. It was like my cue to do something.
Unfortunately I’m not that good at being spontaneous. I didn’t jump up and run out to help the guy. To be honest, it wasn’t exactly on my doorstep, as I don’t have access to the road from the back of my house. My mind told me that someone else would be there by the time I had walked round, but nevertheless I did feel later on that I should have done something, because I had witnessed it.
So, I sometimes feel more like the Levite or the priest than the Good Samaritan in our passage this week. I want to be more spontaneous, but often there is something holding me back.
So as we close this week, maybe reflect on the Good Samaritan’s response. It was one quickly made, not over analysing, and made sacrificially. He let his love burst forth in an extraordinary way. Let’s pray that we can let God in to our lives so that we may do the same.
Jon Seaton
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