Once again Dr. Leon you’re words are an echo of a life that we should never take for granted in our service in the Kingdom. I had to read it twice….. the second time with tears of repentance for “missing” some moments of opportunity making a difference for the One.Thank you today for the direction of discipline to deliver the undeniable love of Jesus to the ONE❤️🙏
"Your love determines the distance you are willing to travel."
All i could think about as i was reading this beautiful message was how can i help in spreading this amazing, much needed message. It is foundational. Leading by example where it creates awesome testimonies that are heard far and wide. Yes i will do that!!! Knowing you Dr Leon you cannot help but become a better person. Desmond Doss was an extraordinary human being and when you realize that there was no creative license that Hollywood needed to do to tell this story it is even more remarkable. This is why i own the movie. Ty my friend.
GM Dr. Leon... Thank you for sharing another message that helps us to see clearly the compassion of Jesus, our need to understand and to "Go and do Likewise!"
The following words you've penned should speak conviction relating to this particular passage of Scripture :
· It is possible to know what is right and still walk past it.
· It is possible to be involved in ministry and yet untouched by compassion.
· It is possible to carry responsibility and yet avoid the very moment that defines it.
Because the real test is not what we know. It is what we do when love requires something of us. But love does not schedule itself for later.
Jesus didn't say that when we see someone on the side of the road hurting, wounded, homeless, or simply in need, just move quietly to the other side of the street, never acknowledge their plight, and trust that someone else will address their concern. He didn't tell us to just pray for them! We might want to turn aside from our own agenda and lend a hand in some way, whether it be monetary or physical, denying ourselves in these moments, engage some compassion and "do likewise" as Jesus did toward us.
Here, in this instance, the words of James 1 come to my mind, "21 Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; 24 for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was."
Finally, just as you stated, "Will you stay on your path, or will you allow yourself to be interrupted? The Samaritan made his choice. He allowed someone else’s pain to become his responsibility. He stepped out of his own agenda and into someone else’s need. He did not pass by. He did not delay. He did not reduce the moment to sympathy. He carried. That is the law of the journey."
This message stirs a whole new choice of scenarios, but not to take away from your message itself, we'll leave it right there!
“When you see someone as a project, the weight feels heavy. When you see them as your brother, your sister, the weight becomes something you are willing to carry” this for me is the key for successful ministry. The people I minister to and disciple they are not projects, they are my family.
Thank you for sharing your love for the Lord through your writings. I look forward to each one.
Once again Dr. Leon you’re words are an echo of a life that we should never take for granted in our service in the Kingdom. I had to read it twice….. the second time with tears of repentance for “missing” some moments of opportunity making a difference for the One.Thank you today for the direction of discipline to deliver the undeniable love of Jesus to the ONE❤️🙏
As we go about our day we simply show people the kingdom of God and they will want to meet the king
"Your love determines the distance you are willing to travel."
All i could think about as i was reading this beautiful message was how can i help in spreading this amazing, much needed message. It is foundational. Leading by example where it creates awesome testimonies that are heard far and wide. Yes i will do that!!! Knowing you Dr Leon you cannot help but become a better person. Desmond Doss was an extraordinary human being and when you realize that there was no creative license that Hollywood needed to do to tell this story it is even more remarkable. This is why i own the movie. Ty my friend.
GM Dr. Leon... Thank you for sharing another message that helps us to see clearly the compassion of Jesus, our need to understand and to "Go and do Likewise!"
The following words you've penned should speak conviction relating to this particular passage of Scripture :
· It is possible to know what is right and still walk past it.
· It is possible to be involved in ministry and yet untouched by compassion.
· It is possible to carry responsibility and yet avoid the very moment that defines it.
Because the real test is not what we know. It is what we do when love requires something of us. But love does not schedule itself for later.
Jesus didn't say that when we see someone on the side of the road hurting, wounded, homeless, or simply in need, just move quietly to the other side of the street, never acknowledge their plight, and trust that someone else will address their concern. He didn't tell us to just pray for them! We might want to turn aside from our own agenda and lend a hand in some way, whether it be monetary or physical, denying ourselves in these moments, engage some compassion and "do likewise" as Jesus did toward us.
Here, in this instance, the words of James 1 come to my mind, "21 Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; 24 for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was."
Finally, just as you stated, "Will you stay on your path, or will you allow yourself to be interrupted? The Samaritan made his choice. He allowed someone else’s pain to become his responsibility. He stepped out of his own agenda and into someone else’s need. He did not pass by. He did not delay. He did not reduce the moment to sympathy. He carried. That is the law of the journey."
This message stirs a whole new choice of scenarios, but not to take away from your message itself, we'll leave it right there!
Much love and many blessings!
“When you see someone as a project, the weight feels heavy. When you see them as your brother, your sister, the weight becomes something you are willing to carry” this for me is the key for successful ministry. The people I minister to and disciple they are not projects, they are my family.
Amen; feelings have nothing to do with love, but obedience does.