What would Jesus do?  In the heated, vicious, and hostile world that politics has become I’ve heard that
question in various forms as non-believers and even believers try to interject Jesus into the political
landscape.  Now, make no bones about it, our Christian worldview will most definitely influence the way
we vote. But Jesus never sought to change politics or government.  He changed the hearts of people,
who then changed the world in which they lived.
I’ve been told recently that Jesus was a socialist as well as a refugee and that would make His followers
vote this way or behave that way.  Jesus went out of His way to distance Himself from the political
world.  Do we pay our taxes, or do we support the church?  Jesus said give to the government was
demanded and give to God what was His. The Romans lied and cheated people out of their hard earned
money through taxes.  Jesus didn’t revolt against the Roman tyranny…but he did change the heart of a
tax collector or two, didn’t He?
Even as He walked this earth, many thought He came to establish a political nation and to right the
wrongs being heaped on the Jewish people. The religious leaders even sought to have Him murdered by
the Romans for treasons. Pilate asked Jesus if He was king of the Jewish nation.  Jesus said His kingdom
was not of this world. Jesus wasn’t and isn’t a political figure.
So what would Jesus have us do about the immigration fiasco dividing our nation?  I believe He would
say…to His people, not the nation…if someone is in need, try your best to meet that need. If you see
someone hungry, feed that person.  If you see someone thirsty, give that person a drink of water.  But
what if that person is here illegally?  Hunger and thirst know no legal status. 
I’ll explain further about what I believe to be the Christian church’s stance on benevolence, both to the
legal and illegal residents.  Stay tuned for next week. 
Bro. Tony