'And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?'

 'He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?'

 'And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.'

 'And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.'

 'But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?'

 'And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.'

 'And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.'

 'And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.'

 'But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,'

 'And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.'

 'And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.'

 'Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?'

 'And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.'

Luke 10:25-37 (King James Version)

In the road of divine destiny,every pilgrim comes across some other pilgrim who has been a victim of the enemy of divine destiny(John 10:10a). But how many of us have seen but avoided such victims because we maintain a 'religious or spiritual' gap between us and that fellow? And how few of us ever bridge that gap to be a neighbour unto the person that we naturally resent on religious or spiritual grounds?!

Without the compassion and love of Christ in our hearts it seems easier to keep the gap than to bridge it!!!

But let us not forget our Lord Jesus who bridged the gap between us and God so that we can be reconciled back to God through himself offered as the ultimate sacrifice for our sins!!!

Can we not sense the warmth of His love within our hearts towards the fallen pilgrim we have just seen?!

And can't we perceive the breeze of His Spirit fanning the embers into a blazing fire of compassion towards the person?

Then let us stop,cross over the gap and be an outreach of God's unconditional love for restoration of the dying one!!!

The process of restoration involves not only the individual person,but also the person's divine destiny!!!

We engage ourselves in this process with the spirit of meekness(Gal.6:1) lest we also fall into the hands of the enemy(1 Cor.10:12).

We are not doing this to earn our salvation,but we are doing this to demonstrate our salvation which is by grace through faith(Eph.2:8).

We are not herewith seeking men's praise for ourselves(Matt.6:2) but for our heavenly Father(Matt.5:16)!

We are destined to function as God's workmanship(Eph.2:10) unto such good works!

Our supernatural faith without works is 'dead'(James 3:17)!

The Lord who we follow as disciples had to work such works that he was sent by the Father to do(John 9:4); and as he was sent so has he sent us(John 20:21)!

This is the Christlikeness that releases God's saving and healing power through revival within and beyond our communities!!!

'This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.'

Titus 3:8 (King James Version)