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Life in the Margins

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On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus."); document.writeln("\'€œTeacher,\'€ he asked, \'€œwhat must I do to inherit eternal life?\'€ .... He"); document.writeln("answered, \'€œLove the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul"); document.writeln("and with all your strength and with all your mind and, Love your neighbor as"); document.writeln("yourself.\'€1

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In"); document.writeln("Luke chapter 10 we find the parable of The Good Samaritan \'€” a story about a man"); document.writeln("who lived life in the margins; unconcerned about his time, money or social"); document.writeln("status. One day as he went about his business, he came upon a man of a"); document.writeln("different social standing than he, who had been robbed, beaten, and left to die"); document.writeln("on the side of the road. He could have easily walked on and paid no attention"); document.writeln("to his surroundings, regarding others\'€™ critics and stares. But he chose to"); document.writeln("live outside the lines of expectation and in the margins that allowed him the"); document.writeln("freedom to lend a hand, his time, his money, and his kindness to someone in"); document.writeln("need. His actions not only granted him a story in the New Testament, but the"); document.writeln("inheritance of an eternal life with Jesus.

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God"); document.writeln("gave us this, and many other examples in His Word that teach us that following"); document.writeln("in Christ\'€™s footsteps is not necessarily lived in a straight line. Sometimes it"); document.writeln("means stepping out of our comfort zone and into the margins; making ourselves"); document.writeln("available to be good samaritans. God places opportunities, sometimes in the"); document.writeln("form of people in need, in our path to see how we will use the gifts and"); document.writeln("talents He has given us. How do we react when we are faced with an undesirable"); document.writeln("situation? God has blessed us with time \'€” 24 hours every day, some of us with"); document.writeln("money, and all of us with the ability to be kind. We are blessed to be a blessing!"); document.writeln("Opportunities that lead to eternal life with Jesus are found in the margins of"); document.writeln("life!

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Suggested"); document.writeln("prayer: Thank you, Heavenly Father, for blessing me with the ability to help"); document.writeln("others when it is in my power to do so. Fill me with the desire to follow in"); document.writeln("Your footsteps and be more like You. In the name of Jesus I pray, Amen.

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1.    Luke 10:25 & 27 (NIV)."); document.writeln("

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Today\'€™s"); document.writeln("Encounter was written by: Veronica B.

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This and other devotionals by Richard (Dick) Innes can be read online.

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