Elisabeth Schaefer

Originally, WWJD came about in the early 1990s when a youth group leader by the name of Janie Tinklenberg began a movement to help the teenagers in the group to remember the phrase by creating bracelets for them. They were in Holland, Michigan. But now WWJD is worldwide.

What I found to be super neat is WWJD goes back way further than 1990. It goes all the way back to 1891, in a sermon preached by none other than Charles Spurgeon. (Fun Fact: the name of my dorm at Maranatha is Spurgeon!)

WWJD seeks to encourage Christians to behave as Christ would have behaved.

As Christians we are called to be “Christlike.” The meaning of “Christian” simply is someone who follows Christ. But what we follow forms us. As we pursue Jesus, it is essential that we become more like Him. But how can we accomplish this?

We need to ask ourselves, “What would Jesus do?” In nearly all cases, we can find the answers to this question in God’s Word. But in certain situations, we need to apply principles we see in the Bible because there is not a clear command given. But is there any one single principle that guided Jesus’ actions?

Jesus obeyed the Word of God perfectly, just as we should be striving to do. But in those situations I mentioned, the ones where no clear command is given, simply principles, what principle guided Jesus? Love.

Jesus would love.

Some of you just had thoughts of confusion, some had thoughts of doubt, and some had thoughts of relief. Regardless, I truly believe that Jesus was guided by love. There are three biblical examples that reveal Jesus’ commitment to love.

Jesus loved all the people in the world. After all, “Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world.” He doesn’t love the sin or the ways of our fallen world, but He does choose to love us. Without His love for us, why would Jesus have come to earth anyway?

Jesus Christ loves you and I. Yes, we do need to accept Him into our lives for salvation, and for deliverance from sin. However, before anyone ever accepted Him into their heart, Jesus loved the entire world. We read how God is patient, not wanting anyone to die without first receiving His free gift of salvation. (2 Peter 3:9) We are loved by Jesus in a way we can never fathom in our finite minds.

You already know what passage I am turning to. In John 8:1-11, Jesus goes to the temple to teach the people. While He is teaching, the scribes and Pharisees brought a woman who was caught in the act of adultery to him, asking whether she was to be stoned as the law taught them. This woman was a sinner, and she had been caught in her sin! What would Jesus do?

Jesus simply says, “He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.” (John 8:7) He used a biblical truth to convict her accusers, and the accusers left, one by one until only Jesus and the woman were the only people left in the temple. When Jesus looked up and saw that everyone had left, he asked the woman if anyone had condemned her? She said that no one had.

When dealing with sin, Jesus did not condemn. He protected in love and truth (an important concept when it comes to biblical love). Yes, He still instructed her to stop sinning, but what did Jesus do first? Jesus responded in love.

Jesus responded to sinners in love by loving us before we ever knew or accepted Him. Jesus responded to the woman who was caught in adultery in love before He commanded her to stop sinning. Finally, Jesus responded in love even when He was suffering.

Jesus was whipped. Jesus was mocked. He was spit at. He was bruised. He was beaten with rods. They placed a crown of thorns on His head. He was crucified on a cross, nailed by his hands and feet to a piece of rough wood, between two criminals. He bled and died — for you and I.

Jesus didn’t suffer for Himself. He suffered for us. He endured so much pain and suffering and death itself. . . because He loves us. But throughout His suffering, it is interesting in light of Isaiah 53:7 that Jesus did open His mouth. The context of that verse was speaking about how Jesus didn’t say anything to oppose or resist His suffering. But He did say something that revealed His response to the entire situation.

Jesus, as He was bleeding to death, hanging from a cross, and gasping for air, put all of His energy into making a final gesture of love before giving up His spirit to God. Who was He asking forgiveness for? He was asking God to forgive the people mocking Him and who were the cause of His suffering. In every circumstance Jesus was placed in, He chose to act in love.

In the midst of sinners, Jesus chose to love. When dealing with sin, Jesus prioritized love. When suffering for the sin of sinners, Jesus still responded in love.

What does that verse mean to you? You may have had a difficult time reading this blog. It may have challenged your beliefs. But when we ask ourselves, “What would Jesus do?”, the answer we find is, “He would love first.”

I first came about this phrase in late November, and as I thought and reflected upon it, it became my focus for 2019. God is holy. God is sovereign. God is just. God is omniscient. God is infinite, and as I bring up this subject by no means am I seeking to discredit any of His divine characteristics. But God IS love. Jesus loved first. What should we do? We should love first. God’s love motivated Him to sacrifice His own Son for us. We need to be careful never to discredit the power or need for Godly, agape love.

Love leads to the Lord.

Everything else will follow after.

People often refer to these health services as ‘free at the point of use (or delivery)’. This means that any UK resident can, for example, go and see a doctor who will offer diagnosis or treatment for an illness without asking the individual to pay for this service during or after the visit. Instead, most health care services are ‘publicly funded’, which means money has been allocated by government to pay for this visit to the doctor. Most of the money is collected through UK residents paying tax.

There’s more than one NHS in the UK, as the responsibility of health care has been passed from the UK government to the Scottish Government, Welsh Government, and Northern Irish Assembly. NHS England, NHS Wales (GIG Cymru), and NHS Scotland provide health care services in Great Britain.

The publicly funded health care service in Northern Ireland isn’t officially called the NHS, it’s actually called Health and Social Care Services (HSC).

Each NHS organisation and the HSC provide health care services free at the point of delivery. But there are slight differences in what is fully funded by government and what services are available across the different UK countries. For example, NHS England asks some people to pay part of the cost of prescriptions (the drugs given to treat or cope with an illness or injury). Whereas, in Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland these costs are budgeted for by the government.

The NHS was officially opened by Minister of Health Aneurin Bevan on 5 July 1948, at Park Hospital (now Trafford General Hospital) in Manchester. This unveiling marked the day that by law all UK residents were given the right to access health services offered by doctors, nurses, midwives, and dentists without having to pay directly in England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

The NHS was set up so that everybody shared the burden of paying for health services offered by doctors, nurses, midwives, and dentists, rather than the costs coming directly from ill or injured people. The 1948 leaflet that was sent out to people when the NHS started said:

In the clip, which can be watched below, Kelly was seen beaming with joy as she opened up a box featuring a 'Mom' label, and admired the handmade gifts inside. In the caption, John, along with his children Ella, 23, and Benjamin, 12, shared an emotional message. It read: "Happy Mother’s Day Kelly. We miss you and love you! Love, Ben, Ella and John."

Fans were quick to offer their support on what will be a difficult day for the family, following the loss of Kelly in July 2020 aged 57 following a battle with breast cancer. "I know you miss her, she was so beautiful," one penned, while another wrote: "Your heart and her heart will always be connected. Happy Mother's Day Kelly." A third added: "Pure beauty inside and out. Sending love to you and your family."

John and Kelly also shared firstborn son Jett, who tragically passed away from a seizure aged 16 in 2009. John has also been incredibly honest about their experience with grief, and how he has gone about navigating the heartbreaking times with his kids, especially Benjamin.

During an appearance on Kevin Hart's show, Hart to Heart, about dealing with and explaining the loss to his young son, explaining: "He said to me once, 'Because mom passed away. I'm afraid you're going to'." "I said, 'Well, it's a very different thing.'

And I went through the differences about my longevity and her limited life. I said, 'But you know, Ben … you always love the truth and I'm going to tell you the truth about life. Nobody knows when they're gonna go or when they're going to stay.' "'Your brother left at 16. Too young. Your mother left at 57. That was too young. But who's to say? I could die tomorrow. You could. Anybody can'," he added.

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"'So let's look at it like it's part of life. You don't know exactly. You just do your best at trying to live the longest you can.'"

While it has been an incredibly difficult few years for John and his children, the Pulp Fiction star has been making sure to make happy memories with his family too, and often shares insights into their private lives on social media.

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Back in April, the actor whisked Ella and Ben away to Disneyland in Florida to celebrate his only daughter's 23rd birthday. In a post shared on Instagram, Ella was seen blowing out a set of candles atop a row of cupcakes as it then panned over to the family-of-three walking around the crowded park at night.

Set to the theme of Breakfast at Tiffany's by Henri Mancini and his orchestra, the compilation of their family trip largely featured happy shots of the trio interspersed with fireworks going off all around the happiest place on Earth.

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John sweetly wrote to his daughter: "Here's a song for you on your birthday my dearest Ella! I love you with all my heart!! Your Dad!!"

See below more photos of John Travolta and his family

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