WHAT IN GOD’S WORLD WOULD YOU DO IF … ? Many of us often ask ourselves what we would do should we encounter certain situations in this world God created for us. Dangerous circumstances. Unpleasantness. Real embarrassments. Dreadful behavior. Or, for that matter, opportunities to make genuine differences for good in the lives of other folks. For example: 1. What would you do if you saw someone mistreating a child or beating a puppy? 2. What would you do if you came across someone dumping a load of rubbish by the side of the road? 3. What would you do if you knew of someone who was all alone in the world and had no one with whom to talk or visit or share memories? 4. What would you do if you observed someone intentionally polluting the Chesapeake Bay or its tributaries? 5. What would you do if you witnessed a serious crime? A murder? A rape? A robbery? Drunk driving? An assault or hit-and-run collision? 6. What would you do if you encountered someone muttering incoherently and wandering aimlessly in public, or having a seizure on the sidewalk? 7. What would you do if you became aware of a destitute family with small children and no food for them, or shelter, or clothing? Consider all of these questions. Ponder your responses. Then ask yourself: “What would Jesus do?” Open your Bible and read Colossians 1:15-17 about Christ Jesus as an essential part of God’s creation. And read John 3:16-17 about why God sent Jesus to us. And read Matthew 25:31-46 about what the Lord requires of us. Then you’ll know what Jesus would do. You surely will. With thanks for this contribution from Bill Kling, The St. Andrews Presbyterian Church Creation Care Alliance, Northern Neck.
Posted on: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 11:55:30 +0000
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