In His Steps

In His steps is a book written by Charles Sheldon in 1896. You may not be familiar with the title, but I know you are familiar with the letters "WWJD." These letters are everywhere from bracelets to comedians on television using the letters to make fun of them.

WWJD stands for What Would Jesus Do and that question came straight from Charles M. Sheldon's book. You may own a bracelet or a cap or a t-shirt with the initials WWJD. Now it is time to read the book, In His Steps and find out where they came from and why they swept the nation after this book was published in 1984.

It all starts with Rev. Maxwell trying to prepare his Sunday morning sermon in peace. His scripture reference is 1 Peter 2:21. From this he was trying to give a three point sermon on how to live as Jesus lived. One thing after another distracts him. People need him and his help. He begins to realize that God may be trying to speak to him through all of the interruptions and that maybe his congregation needs to hear this new train of thought.

That Sunday morning, a dirty man comes into the service and speaks in front of the congregation and collapses. The minister's wife takes his little girl home with her and the stranger dies.

His last words to the congregation he did not know haunt the entire church congregation and Rev. Maxwell does not know what to do. God impresses upon him to ask "What would Jesus do?" The next week, he shares this with his congregation and one by one, they begin to live by asking "What would Jesus do?" in every situation of their lives.

The town begins to change. People go out from the town and change their communities, wherever they go.

In His Steps has the power to change lives and communities, and, ultimately our world for the better, if we stop to ask the question, "what would Jesus do?" Read the book, change the way you think, and start changing your world in a positive way. Let God speak to you and tell you what he wants you to do. This is a great book!