But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" Luke 10:29
One afternoon I was teaching a bible study on loving God and your neighbor. I lived on a farm in Springtown and after the study I drove home and, on the way, I came down to a stop sign at the main highway and looked to the right and saw a man lying in the weeds.
So, I ignored the man and turned on to the highway, after all it was rush hour and then the Holy Spirit spoke! "And you just got through teaching what?"Clear as a bell His voice convicted me, and I turned back and picked the guy up. The man was dirty and sunburned looking like he had been in the street a long time. I questioned him about his condition and at the same time thought how I was going to help him!
When I came to the turn off to the farm, I had decided to do anything I could for this man to help him back into life and all of a sudden, he said to me, let me out! I asked him why and he told me he was scared because he had been in the streets a long time. I told him to go down the street a couple of blocks to a men's mission and I would go home get some clothes and meet him there. When I returned, I asked at the mission where the big guy was, and they told me they hadn't seen him. I rushed up and down the highway looking for him but to no avail until the Holy Spirit told me he was angel come to test my heart!
Let brotherly love continue. Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels. Hebrew 13:1,2
Your servant in Christ, Timothy Laughlin
Minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ