Scripture Reference Luke 10:33-34 “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.”
Here is our “certain man”; me, you, all of us on this road of life. We have fallen, been beaten and mortally wounded by our sins. And along comes a man, from a different country and place. However not only does He have compassion upon us, which we know Jesus does, but let’s look closer at what the Spirit is trying to show us here.
The Bible says, “He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine”. Jesus starts to administer to our wounds, right in the place where we are. This eliminates the excuse that, “we have to clean ourselves up before coming to the LORD”, type of thinking. The oil and the wine show us how He pours into us the things that will begin our healing process: Our church attendance, our daily prayer and study of His Word, our filling with the Holy Ghost. We need these things to start and continue the healing process.
You notice He “bound up his wounds” after pouring in the oil and wine. This shows us that Jesus considered the road we would have to travel. Knowing it would be rough, He makes sure what He put in us to heal us will stay in us. Like a slow release cold medicine, it will continue to give us life-saving doses all through the night, but we must also continue to receive our daily portion.
Are you wounded by life? Has that divorce left you hemorrhaging? Does the pain of a lost job still have you vexed? Are you still a viper, ready to bite someone’s head off if they look at you wrong or cut you off in traffic? Then let Jesus come to you. He wants to pour into you His oil and wine. Read your bible daily, and make sure you get your prayer time in. Attend church. Do whatever it takes to get it into you. For what He puts into you, will work!
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