Do y’all remember the “What Would Jesus Do (WWJD)” movement? I will never, ever forget it, and neither will my kids. Back in the day I used to be one of many Sunday school teachers, and one particular Sunday the subject was “WWJD”. Two of my sons just happened to be in my class and if I had to say so, we had a pretty good lesson, everyone left thinking the same thing and on a good note.
Well, Monday rolls around and I was picking up the same two sons from school and someone must have thought I cut them off and began to hit their brakes in front of me and block me in where I could not continue. So, me with my smart self, finally was able to get from behind them, pulled up on the side and begin to yell out my window, “ You think you crazy, let me show you what crazy is”! She could not move forward and neither could I because of the traffic, but I got as close to the car as I could, I could literally touch the vehicle and I was yelling with all of my might, because she had done the most. She would not even look in my direction and she was very scared along with my children who were screaming my name. But by then, I was already on crazy street and did not want to get off (This is a perfect example of how you can be saved, but still do silly stuff, and how we need a Kingdom mindset). My sons began to yell, “Mama, WWJD, WWJD”, I stopped yelling long enough to say, “He, Wouldn’t, Do, This”!
I said all of that to say, we’ve made a big whoopdy doo about WWJD. Let’s add to that by doing and believing what He said. Before Jesus’ arrival, God sent a Messenger to Zachariah and to Mary, and they both asked questions as to what was spoken to them. One had to be quiet for awhile because of unbelief and the other said, as you have said concerning me, let it be.
Whether we believe it or not, God has already spoken concerning us before the foundations of the world, and the part we would play has been written. Jesus said, follow Him and He would make us fishers of men; we’re the salt of the earth; the light of the world. He said turn the other cheek, love God with all of our heart mind and soul; love our neighbor as ourselves; do not do our good deeds or pray to be seen; love our enemy; do good to those who spitefully use us, what?
Yes, what He said, is what we should do in this kingdom. And those of us who know the story of Zachariah and his wife Elizabeth and the virgin Mary who knew no man, what He said doesn’t always make sense.
When the fishermen had been out fishing all day and had caught nothing, Jesus told them to cast their net on the other side. They responded, “at your word”, they did, and caught more than they could handle. I can tell you now, we will never fully understand the things of God, for His way is not our way, nor His thoughts ours. But because He has the master plan, we should be like Mary and do it, because He said so!