The other day I was in the shower, where I do my best thinking, and the Audio Adrenaline song "Kings & Queens" came on my Spotify playlist. I was shaving my legs (also an integral piece of the thinking process) and the lyric "if not us, tell me who will be like Jesus?" played over my phone's speakers. The song poses the question in terms of who should hold the responsibility for loving the broken and "least of these"?
I started to think about that the line. If not us...then who? I was thinking about it in the context of "It's not my job." I really really hate it when someone says "It's not my job". It's fair to say that there are plenty of things that yes, technically, are not your job but come on people...we can do better. Now...I can say that I'm guilty of saying "It's not my job"...I'm not perfect. I can admit it :-) However, I will say that it is something that I really try not say and I really want to challenge people with. Thinking back to the Kings & Queens lyrics...tell me, if not us, then who will be like Jesus? Guess what peeps! It's our job. It's ALL our job. If it's not our job, then whose is it?
We can't just sit around and blame society and complain about the state of things if we don't want to take an active role in trying to change it. If you don't think you should act like Jesus then why should anyone else? It's not my job? If not us? It all leads to one central theme in my head...who is going to care? You are. Guess what else? Jesus cared A LOT. about everything. ALL THE TIME. He flat out LOVED the least of these and we should too. You know what else? We're ALL the least of these. Every single person in this world is broken and hurting in some way. We all need love. We all need to feel like someone cares.
It's our job guys. It's our job to be just like Jesus was. If it's not our job, then whose job is it?
