What Jesus DID not WWJD

Many times I see the common bracelet WWJD being worn about and I have come to realize it's not what would Jesus do, but what DID Jesus do. He set the example for us in every situation and He taught us as well in His short time here in an effort to prepare us for situations as well. So it's not a question of what would He do, but what DID He do in a certain situation. With that in mind it brings me to the thought of how He interacted with people. Seems like today if someone we know has done something wrong or has been speculated as to have done something wrong, we tend to by human nature shy away from them. It's apparent in many instances we no longer want to be associated with that person because WE think we know the story, so in human nature we do what human nature does and we shun them. HOWEVER, from the aspect of what DID Jesus do we can see that this is not the way He handled these situations. Throughout the Gospels you see Jesus actually going right into the midst of these supposed wrong-doers and witnessing to them. And in each case He did it without condemnation or bring on a sense of pre-judgmentalism. Look at Matthew the tax collector, one can only speculate to the many wrongs he may have caused, after all his title itself is one that says corruption. Of course just as in today's world the people shunned the corrupt tax collector, yet Jesus went and ate dinner with him and his buddies and to top it off asked Matthew to become one of His disciples.

What if we took that approach today with someone of whom we have a predisposed notion about as well. What if instead of presuming to know the absolute truth of the matter, we do as Jesus DID, and we show them some kindness. Instead of shunning these people and pushing them away what if we actually open our arms to them and show them the love of Jesus, just as Jesus DID, therefore bringing a potential life altering change to the situation should their actually be a need for one. I mean let's face it, if these supposed bad people really did something so horribly wrong then they would be the very one's Jesus told us to love and be compassionate to wouldn't they? Aren't these the very people who need to know the life-changing message of salvation given to us through the grace of God by His Son Jesus? We can't possibly help them become followers or disciples if we shun them because, well, because they are bad. Jesus said someone who isn't sick doesn't need a doctor, so if they truly are afflicted we need to lead them to the great Physician don't we? And should there be no truth to the story we presumed to have known all about, then again by showing them some compassion we can tear down that barrier of discord as well.

What Jesus DID, was build relationships not destroy them. There are enough lost people in the world that are under the control of the enemy that like nothing better than to destroy relationships, so why not DO as Jesus DID and reach out to someone. You could literally save a life. Look at all the lives Jesus saved, and He told us not to hoard that for ourselves but to share this life changing Gospel news with those that need it. Love your adversaries, it's easy to love those that already love you. (Luke 6)

So if you know someone who may be discounted as less than honorable, remember Jesus approached the likes during His earthly ministry and expects the same out of us. Approach them, be kind to them, pray for them, and know that Jesus is the answer. Asking what would He do seems a way to put off the doing of what He actually DID.

Love you my brothers and sisters