From time to time, I see “WWJD” (What Would Jesus Do) hurled as a spear towards people who are doing exactly what Jesus would do…and did.  While it may have had worthy beginnings, WWJD has become an insidious tool of Lucifer, wielded by unfaithful, do-nothing believers against those who are actually doing.  And typically, the WWJD grenade is planted in response to a specific act to which the grenade launcher objects.  It is, in these cases, a disgusting act of self-righteousness.

So let’s examine a few of the things Jesus actually did…and let’s see how Jesus himself would respond to a bombardment of WWJD objections.

• Jesus publicly besmirched and maligned the character of those in authority.
  • Matthew 12, Matthew 23
• Jesus violently destroyed property.
  • John 2
• Jesus buddied up to whores.
  • John 4, John 8
• Jesus held public rallies, inciting insurrection against those in authority.
  • John 10
• Jesus evaded arrest.
  • John 10
• Jesus had people in his inner circle who physically attacked (and nearly killed) security guards.
  • John 18
• Jesus called Lazarus back from the dead.
  • John 11
• Jesus unwittingly healed a woman.
  • Mark 5

Those are just a few of the things Jesus did.  And contextually, none of them matter.  In an accurate interpretation of WWJD, the only legitimate response is “that which is in alignment with his purpose.”  Because in every case, “that which is in alignment with his purpose” is exactly what Jesus did.  Anything else would have been sin.

And that’s the insidiousness of the WWJD tool – focusing on a single act and completely ignoring the raison d’être – the wholeness and completeness of the God ordained anointing behind the purpose living itself out in the life of the person.

Sin = out of alignment with my purpose

The divine purpose bestowed to each of us creates an infinite realm of possibilities for actions.  When we choose to excerpt an action out of the context of purpose, we ally ourselves with a perspective that sees God’s purpose as an affront to our own self-interest.  In short, when we choose to define sin as anything other than “that which is not in alignment with our purpose,” we ally ourselves with religion.  And religion, having aligned itself with Lucifer, creates a fake news story with a tantalizing headline to rally unwitting people against God.

Here’s a modern-day parallel.  Some people who claim to be Christians look at Donald Trump with disdain because they choose to see arrogant vibrato.  Well let me ask y’all something.  Which is the more arrogant vibrato – Donald Trump, or some half-wit bastard carpenter running around the Judean countryside claiming to be the one and only Son of God?  If you choose to see either one of those as “arrogant vibrato,” it’s because you’ve aligned yourself with Lucifer’s perspective rather than God’s.  God doesn’t see either one of those as arrogant vibrato.  He sees them both as “that which is in alignment with the purpose I’ve ordained.”

The next time you find yourself on either side of the WWJD farce, stick to your purpose.  That’s what Jesus would do.