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WWJD? by David Strickland
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n ’90s Christian culture, there was a popular bracelet among teenagers that was made up of four letters: WWJD? It was based off of the book “In His Steps” by
Charles Sheldon. The premise of the WWJD movement was to ask yourself a simple question: What would Jesus do? Whatever you do and any situation you find yourself in, ask yourself what Jesus would do. Whether it be in your job or at your school, the idea was to ask the question. Today we find ourselves needing to ask such a question. This world is full of issues that we need
• Know What the Scriptures Say. We need to check ourselves to make sure we are living according to the Word. Jesus knew the Scriptures better than anyone. It’s important for us to know the Scriptures as well as we can so that we know what to do in any situation. • Take Action. Jesus was a man of action. He turned over the tables and challenged them to make the church a house of prayer (Matthew 21:12-13). Sometimes we will have to do
to ask this question of: racial injustice, a virus pandemic, unemployment, poverty, religious conflicts, etc. What would happen if we all took those four words seriously and put them into action? I believe we would see a world of difference. It also will help us if we knew what Jesus did. The most important thing that He did was spend time in the presence of God. There are four things that Jesus did that will help us answer this question for our own lives. • Be Still and Know that I am God (Psalm 46:10). Jesus often withdrew to lonely places to be with the Father (Luke 5:16). He got still before the Father and entered into a personal time of devotion to the Lord. He got away from the hustle and bustle of His busy life. For me, it means going outside early in the morning or late at night. I will often sit there with just the sounds of the birds singing in the morning or the crickets chirping at night. We need to sit in silence and listen, but sometimes we need to pour our hearts out to God. • Pray to God.
something as drastic as this. Jesus was at times mild, but at times He could be considered wild: not wild in a bad way, but wild in the sense that He did what some would consider radical as He was often battling with the “religious.” We will find our answers in the secret place. It’s the things that we can’t find that will often be revealed (Jeremiah 33:3). These things are revealed in His presence, but first, we have to slow down and be still.
Matthew 14:23 states, “After He had sent the crowds when it was evening, He was there alone.” Not only did Jesus get still before the Lord, but He prayed. It is through prayer that we ask the Lord, “What would Jesus do?”
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About The Author
away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray; and David Strickland received his Bachelor of Science, Religion from Liberty University. Currently resides in Rome with his wife and their dog. His love language is coffee.
