You may have heard from friends or seen in Christian books the popular question, “What would Jesus do?” It is a question Christians are taught to ask themselves when faced with a problem.
But when you ask yourself, “What would Jesus do?” in any situation, it is subject to your own interpretation and theology. For example, if you are from a church that doesn’t believe that Jesus heals today, you may think that this is how Jesus would pray for the sick, “O Father, give him patience to endure his sufferings,” and proceed to pray that way for a sick person. So when you try to think of what Jesus would do, you are going back to your flesh!
Maybe the reminder should be, “Watch what Jesus does.” When I preach, I watch what Jesus is doing or leading me to do. If He prompts me to say or do something, I say or do it. I know that I am not in the pulpit to manifest Pastor Prince or his flesh, but to manifest Jesus Christ, with whom nothing is impossible!
One Sunday service, prompted by God, I shared with the congregation that He wanted to restore lost items. The following week, a church member wrote, “Last Sunday, Pastor Prince, you mentioned that the Lord would help us recover lost items. I knew that the word was for me. My diamond bracelet and ring had been missing for weeks…Praise God, when I returned home that day, my maid placed the lost items in my hands. She found them at 10.30 that morning while I was still worshiping in church.”
On another occasion, I was praying for a wheelchair-bound lady when I felt God telling me to pull her up from her wheelchair. Boy, was I glad that before I realized what I was doing, she was standing up on her feet unaided! Now, if I had taken some time to think—“My goodness, what am I doing?”—my thinking could have obstructed my obedience to God’s prompting.
So when you are led to talk to someone, watch what Jesus does. When you pray for your child, watch what Jesus does. When you confess God’s Word into your situation, watch what Jesus does! Keep your eyes on Jesus, with whom nothing is impossible!
"I'M HERE TO TELL YOU" EDITOR'S NOTE
Yeah, the question of "What would Jesus do?" has always been the wrong thing to ask. Jesus is God, so what would God do? Anything He wants to. Always the best for His beloved children. We are to lean on Jesus. Trust in His finished work. Count on Him to take care of us in any situation. When we are faced with trouble we should always do the same thing. Count on Jesus for the answer. Jesus is always the answer, to any problem. To any question. It's good to have a process to follow when we need help. The truth is we need help all day - every day. Jesus created us, He holds us together and He wants us to take full advantage of what He has given us. Salvation - the forgiveness of our sins and His own Holy Spirit to lead us and guide us and provide for us and protect us. The question should be what did Jesus do? And know the answer and know that it was enough. Ponder and focus on His finished work and praise His holy name for giving us all the good things of life. Today, ask your heavenly Father to continuously make you aware of His Son's finished work and His Son's total and complete providence in our lives. What did Jesus do? Everything.
