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When Satan was thrown out of heaven he took with him the total knowledge of God, who God was, what it meant to be a god, and understanding that counterfeiting God was the avenue he would take to achieve the worship of man. He had inside knowledge of the workings of the Godhead and after the creation of man knew exactly how to entice man to question the right of God to dictate how one should live their life. Hence, the little or lesser god phenomenon sprung up in the historical record of mankind.
So over time, there have been many pretenders to the throne that only God himself occupies. When Jesus Christ appeared on earth it became apparent that someone more powerful with total authority had appeared on the scene. The resurrection of Jesus Christ was the nail in the coffin of lesser gods. He conquered that enemy of life, death.
The Bible tells us Jesus is the only name by which God will save us. Many copycats are in abundant supply. It’s still tempting, as it has always been, to add or subtract from Jesus Christ. Many things can be learned in the story of the good Samaritan. Samaritans didn’t have their religious teaching exactly correct but in telling this parable Jesus was teaching the fundamentals of pleasing God and being saved from His wrath. Loving him with all your heart, and soul, and loving your fellowmen as much as you love yourself.
Our most valuable commodity is time. If we claim to be followers of Christ we have to ask the question, how much time do we spend with God and how much time do we spend helping those who need help? And further, how much time is spent on ourselves? It is said that one can determine much about that by seeing how one spends their money. Money and time are interchangeable. Some of us have a lot of extra time, and some have more money than we need to sustain ourselves. I find it easy to spend on things “I need” and put on the back burner the needs of others. It’s a natural part of our nature and that is the very thing Satan uses to hinder the will of God. It is only through sacrificial giving of our time and money that we demonstrate we are Christians.
To whom much is given, much is required. We have been given Christ and all the benefits of redemption. Should we give any less?