One of Us

Last updated on: January 18, 2013 at 6:30 am by David Rupert

What if Jesus wasn’t born 2000 years ago, but he came today.

What would that be like?

Dallas Willard, in The Divine Conspiracy, writes this,

“If he were to come today as he did then, he could carry out his mission through most any decent and useful occupation. He could be a clerk or accountant in a hardware store, a computer repairman, a banker, an editor, doctor, waiter, teacher, farmhand, lab technician, or construction worker.

“He could have run a housecleaning service or repair automobiles. In other words, if he were to come today he could very well do what you do. He could very well live in your apartment or house, hold down your job, have your education and life prospects, and live within your family surroundings and time. None of this would be the least hindrance to the eternal kind of life that was his by nature and becomes available to us through him.”

With this thought, it puts my career in a new light. It’s not wasted time. In fact, my job is something that Jesus might have done. He might have worked in the cubicle right next to mine. And He still would have found a way to promote His Kingdom.

That changes everything.