WWJB- Where Would Jesus Be?
If Jesus was on earth in 2013, where would you find him?
I think we would find Jesus at the trailer park, having sweet tea with the poorest families.
I think he would be at Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza amongst a sea of high teenagers.
I see him at a dirty fraternity house with a bunch of drunk college students.
I see him in the church, invested in the word and absorbing the sermon.
I picture him at myrtle beach, laying next to the half naked girls.
I envision him being passionate about his father with a group of small group leaders.
Of course, Jesus can make an impact anywhere he goes, Lord knows we need it in modern day America. There are places that we tend to avoid as Christ followers, and I wonder
why? Because I know Jesus would be anywhere. Let other judge us for going to parties, because they don't know what we're doing there or why. We could go with the sole intention to make connections in that world, for what good is it to expand our relationships only to those who already know the Lord? We wouldn't be doing what he asked of us. There are people stuck in
place in their life that they don't know how to get out of. We can
give them a hand, and pull them out of the muck...
When I think of Jesus, I think of that one person that I have underestimated because they aren't very attractive, or seem to have a lot to offer. At first glance, he wouldn't stand out at all, but he was nice enough and could hold a fluid conversation. He would say a strange metaphor to me, which I would go along with because hey- the kid's trying to be deep. He would have a decent group of friends, but they would all be from the wrong crowd, definitely not the popular crowd. I would hear stories about this guy being rude to the rich girls in the grade, and he would stand up to the bullies, but he was nice to me so I didn't mind him. But then I would go home and forget who he was. Little did I know that I was choosing to ignore God's son, just because I chose not to get to know him more. Jesus wasn't this majestic human being, he was rejected as a HUMAN, but those who knew who he was dedicated their lives to them. Don't forget about those who don't stand out in a crowd, because they might have more Jesus in them than most. It's our choice to get to know Jesus more, and while he will reach out to us, we can easily not reach back; in the end, it's our choice.
