Evangelism Series: "Seeing The Lost As Jesus Saw The Lost!"

I read of an article, where many years ago, some researchers decided to find out if seminary students are Good Samaritans. The researchers met individually with 40 seminary students under the pretense of doing an investigation of careers in the church. Each student was given the instruction to walk to a nearby place to deliver an impromptu talk into a tape recorder. Some of the students were told to speak on the parable of the Good Samaritan, while others were told to speak about their career concerns. In the meantime, the researchers planted an actor along the path who, as a student approached, groaned and slumped to the ground. What the researchers found was that more than half of the seminary students walked right on by! The researchers noted, "Some of the students who were planning their speech on the Good Samaritan, literally stepped over the slumped and groaning body as they hurried along." What's the point? Maybe your first reaction to that story, as mine was, is to think, "How could these Bible students be so uncaring as to ignore this hurting man? I would have never done that!" But my guess is that those students represent the majority of us! They were so preoccupied with themselves and the immediate pressure that they faced (the impromptu speaking engagement) that they didn't see the obvious need of this man in their path! And because of this, they did not stop to give him aid. They did not see this man as Jesus would have seen him! How about you? Brothers and sisters, we need to see as Jesus saw and feel as Jesus felt so that we will do as Jesus did! Your move! Be encouraged.