Good Samaritan & The Victim's Mindset | Luke 10:25 | Pastor T. Makandiwa

Luke 10:25 Pastor T. Makandiwa takes a fresh look at the parable of the Good Samaritan. Traditionally the focus has been on the Priest, the Levite and the Samaritan but this time he turns the spotlight on the victim. How did he end up travelling at night? Was he not partly responsible for his troubles? We make the mistake of critisising those that where not able to help turning a blind eye on the victim. Likewise we get ourselves in trouble through wrong choices and bad associations but we end up blaming those that have failed to help us. Luke 10:33. The Samaritan went near, bound up his wounds, poured in oil and wine, placed him on his own beast, took him to an inn, and paid for his care.That means helping wounded people is costly. The Samaritan had to carry another man’s burden.When you help someone who is in a mess, your hands may also become dirty. When a deliverer helps wounded people, he may carry marks from the very people he rescued. Sadly, the same people he helps may later criticize him for having dirty hands. Exodus 4:1 After the encounter on Mount Horeb, Moses appeared more afraid of Israel than Pharaoh. He feared the oppressed more than the oppressor. Pharaoh was the enemy, but Moses knew that even the people he was sent to deliver might reject him. Moses understood a painful truth, sometimes the oppressed attack the very person sent to liberate them. He knew that the children of Israel would find it difficult to listen to the "voice of the signs". Did you know that signs also have voices. From Moses to the teaching of Jesus, we see the same lesson: do not reject the one God has sent to help you. Do not make life harder for your deliverer. Do not insult your helpers before you need them.   / pastortafadzwamakandiwa     / pastor.t.makandiw