This Week's Bible Study Devotional from Linc Youth Ministries Study

Turning a Blind Eye
Luke 10:25-37

But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
—Luke 10:29
Commentary: Jesus told the well- known parable of the good Samaritan in response to the question, “Who is my neighbor?” In the story a Jewish man was robbed, beaten, and left for dead. A priest and a Levite—both respected religious leaders—passed by without stopping to help. Surely their refusal to stop wasn’t because of a lack of compassion. Maybe they were in a rush, or maybe they were concerned about being rendered impure from touching a corpse if the man were to die (see Numbers 19:11-13).
While these religious leaders failed to act on their compassion, another man came along who was willing to help. This man—who happened to be a Samaritan, an outsider—went out of his way to arrange care for the injured man. A neighbor, Jesus taught, goes to great lengths to help another who is in need.
Questions to talk about:
➡ What is significant about Jesus’ choice of characters (a priest, a Levite, and a Samaritan)?
➡ When have you had an opportunity to help someone in urgent need? What did you do?

Linc Study of the UMC Publishing House