WWJD

   The Demonstration Hall this particular evening took only a handful of students who were members of the Nigeria Fellowship of Evangelical Students (NIFES). And today they were seeing a movie.

     The hall’s interior is beautifully adorned with fluorescent bulbs that gave it a classy look. The walls were dressed in white and grey. The platform has disco lights that gave it a spark.

As many students sat quietly, anxious and curious about the event for the night. I was a little scared if we had made the right decision- to opt for a movie rather than our customary bible study. Although the thought of this worried me, I had learn not to worry for God.

Finally, we clicked the ‘play’ button and we were underway.

     Couldn’t agree more with the idealist this is not the ‘perfect’ setting by Hollywood’s standards; no raised curtains, no soul music, no Popcorn or burgers. It was the imperfect setting. In fact, most students who turned out were exhausted and hungry. They were coming directly for lectures. I was hoping and whispering to Daddy to make something out of this movie. It was a step of faith- to breakout from the norm.

        The opening scene is a family, a lovely family getting set for a vacation. A perfect family, and they were expecting a baby. The husband is wearing a blue face cap with a bold ‘R’ inscribed on it. His son is with his also.

“C’mon people let’s go. Time for the Maxwell family vacation!”. He shouts with a gentle smile.

He flips the luggage into the car trunk and…let’s return to now.

      This piece is not about the scenes of the movie, it’s about what the movie represents and teaches. If you are interested in seeing the movie, well, look out for WWJD.

It was getting a little dark and the projector screen became crisper. The weather is calm.

I was getting a little agitated because in a few moment, we will be stopping the movie abruptly. Yes, we had to. The Redeemed Christian fellowship will be using the hall soon. The movie was stopped; i had few moments to talk about the movie. I was reluctant to; I had not even come close as to doing what Jesus would have done in days past. I had struggled a few days and I was unwilling to put on a facade that I am the ‘man for the moment’.

“We say we follow Jesus, but do we really know what it means to follow; are we suffering and denying ourselves the way He did?” The words of the actor hit us right between the eyes. Are we really following his examples? Would he use his God-given talents in a way that will lead young people astray? Would He sit in abeyance as evil tramples upon good?

We know the answers. I do too. We don’t often pause to consider, What Will Jesus Do? When I am faced with an opportunity to look immodestly at a lady, will I even stop to consider what Jesus would do? Or when I need to bribe my way because I really need the job? Is it the situations that determine what our resolves will be or because Jesus would act righteously?

         The nation has been plagued by unthinkable vices; the chants of jubilee and hope are drowned by chaos and dormancy. The arena is crammed with curious onlookers; they’re poised to see the drumbeat change, to change from the throes of pain and misery to a dawn of hope. 

          Jesus would stick to the guns when the chips are down; He would treat people with unreserved respect even if despised; He would rather hold out His hands than point His fingers; He would not consider any man less worth saving than another. What will Jesus do?