Luke 10:37. And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.
Here was a dismission, and here was a commission too. Jesus dismissed him. "I have nothing more to say to you; ‘Go.’" Here was the commission:
"Do thou likewise." Alas! I am afraid that, after most sermons people get the dismission: "Go;" but they forget the commission: "Go, and do thou likewise." It is your privilege as well as your duty, O Christians, to assist the needy; and whenever you discover distress, as far as lieth in you, to minister practically to its relief.
Luke 10:37. And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.
Here was a dismission, and here was a commission too. Jesus dismissed him. "I have nothing more to say to you; ‘Go.’" Here was the commission:
"Do thou likewise." Alas! I am afraid that, after most sermons people get the dismission: "Go;" but they forget the commission: "Go, and do thou likewise." It is your privilege as well as your duty, O Christians, to assist the needy; and whenever you discover distress, as far as lieth in you, to minister practically to its relief.