What Should We Do?

The people ask John the Baptist “What should we do?” I imagine they got the answers they didn’t want to hear. They were to do more than they really wanted to do. Soldiers and tax collectors were told to do their job justly and be satisfied with what they got. The crowd was told to change their lives. They were to see life differently, counter-culturally, and act accordingly. (Ouch!) What should we do on our job, at home, in the crowded stores and airports? “Your kindness should be known to all” (Phil. 4:5). (Another translation is “Everyone should see how unselfish you are.”)