Who Would Jesus Be?

Jessi has so many good ideas, she gets two days in a row. Here are some questions that she posed: 

"What if Jesus was alive today? Where in the world do you think he would spend his time? Would he still be a carpenter, or would he have some other job? Would he be associated with any real life people that we have heard of? What would he eat?"

If Jesus were alive today most of us probably, honestly, wouldn't know, especially if it was his first coming. Even if he was coming just to hang out, most of us wouldn't know. However, if it were his triumphant return the whole world would know.

He would spend his time with people. That is how he spent his last three years on planet earth, amongst the people. He was never with the rich or powerful until the night of his betrayal. He was with the sick, the lonely, the dying, the lepers, the prostitutes... and I believe that is who he would be with now. As much as I don't like this, I think he would probably spend the majority of his time in the Middle East not in America. The Middle East was his home and I can't imagine him not going home. I have no idea what he would do for work, but it would probably be manual labor and not pay very high because that is what we know of his past. 

Now let me explore if Jesus were here in Indiana, just hanging out. Who would he be? What would he do? Who would his friends be? I think he would probably be a regular guy, perhaps a farmer. He would probably be friends with the least of those among us. He would spend time in hospitals with the sick, on the streets with drug dealers and prostitutes. He may cross the threshold of a church or two, but it would probably only be to tip a few tables over. I think He would be more than a bit confused about the things that we do in His name. Jesus would eat whatever everyone else was having, laughing around the table. He would tell stories that stretched our concepts of belief and faith. But more than anything He would just be with us because He wanted to...  no pretext, no expectations, just out of love for us.