We often hear about the international community sending observers to our local elections. If their findings are that the election was free from interference and intimidation, they accept the result of the election as “free and fair”.
As observers, they cannot intervene or interfere. They are merely observers.
Two thousand years ago, when Jesus walked on the Earth, his mission was not to observe. He didn’t come to watch and report back to God. He came to get involved in fixing a broken world. The Good Samaritan, unlike the others that observed and walked away, stopped. He put the man on his own donkey, bandaged his wounds and paid for his place of recovery.
Jesus got involved in individuals’ lives. He made a difference.
Twenty-first century Christians often act as observers. The church chooses to watch but then turns away. However, as a follower of Jesus, I don’t have the right to observe and walk away.
One of the elements of Christianity is the ability to feel the pain of others, even strangers. If you want to test your Christianity, monitor your ability to feel the pain of others.
Jesus felt our pain and offered his assistance. Many people around you are bleeding and dying physically and emotionally. Do you care? Will you act? Christianity is not an observation mission.
PS: The cross is proof of that.
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