In literature, a metaphor is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase gives emphasis to an idea, best known, Jesus telling us that He is the Light of the World, the Bread of Life, water, door.
If you or I were writing the Bible, or many other books, these books would surely be lengthy because we would spend much time explaining, adding-on, leaving no room for one's own imagination. We usually get what we need to know certainly, God's Word, much is none of our business, He gives us what we need to know.
It has been thrown in my face many times, 1st Chapter of Genesis, And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. God spoke before He created vocal cords-lungs. To the bantam Baptists, puny Pentecostals, effervescing Episcopalians, most of us worship an infinite God. He was there before the universe was created, can hold the oceans of the world in the palms of His hand, measure the Himalayas with His fingers, stick His foot into the Marianas trench of the Pacific ocean.
Just seven verses in the 10th chapter of Luke gives us the parable of the Good Samaritan, a metaphorical story for time and eternity describing Jesus' idea of the way we should treat one another.
I have traveled the 16 miles from Jerusalem to Jericho, down hill all the way. This is where the man, on foot, fell among thieves, robbed, was left to die in a ditch. A priest and Levite came by and offered no assistance. They probably thought that the man had already been robbed and there was nothing for them or, IF already dead, Jews were not allowed to touch the dead, or knowing the reputation of that area, a man with money should not have been walking there. But, here comes a Samaritan, who “supposedly” had nothing to do with Jews. He did what he could for his fellow man in the ditch and took him to a nearby inn. The good Samaritan was evidentally of good reputation because, unlike today, credit cards, credit investigation, the inn-keeper was willing to care for the man simply because of the Samaritan’s word, the Samaritan’s good name.
This writer knows a stock-broker who told me, that after a dinner party at his home, the first thing he and his wife checked, their silver, to see if any guests left with silver flatware. The greatest business expense for most merchants, theft by employees. More families split from problems with inheritance than any other reason. You understand salvation when you understand the sower. Most miss out on the abundance and spirit of God because of “things.” And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. (Mark 4:19)
Just living, daily routine, easy maintenance, much easier than days of magnificence. They go by so fast, each day should be greeted with magnanimity, a display of noble generosity. You can give without loving but you cannot love without giving; treasurer, time, YOU with others and God.
In the ballyhoo of life's turbine ever turning and twisting, remember true discipleship: 1. Are we aware that God embolds us? He never makes an appointment. From His holy spirit within us, trusts us, as we trust Him, to do what is right. 2. Are we convinced that God is able to do anything?, can do anything, His way, whether we like it or not. .
Sportswriter, Grantland Rice said, “class is a hard thing to define but you know it when you see it.” Rich politicians such as Diane Feinstein, Barbara Boxer, John Kerry. Financial giants such as Warren Buffet, Bill Gates believe that all of us should lift ourselves by our own boot straps. Many do not have boots. Most diseases are curable, but you never recover from poverty. Children who have stood in welfare, unemployment lines, with parents, or alone themselves, never recover, however, you never forget one who stoops to offer a helping hand. One does not aim for the peak of success, but rather a lofty plateau from which you can reach down and help others.
Dr. Thomas R. Morris
Lt. Col USA Retired
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