An Interesting Youth Pastor (And How He Saved Me)

He is the Savior and God for millions of people and yet if He acted the way He did in His scripture today most of us would not mark Him for the messiah He is. Most modern Christians would exclude their savior based on His drinking habits alone. But what if we could see Him for what He truly is? As if He was a pastor at our church not a character in a book we maybe don't take a seriously as its author. Better yet what if He chose to suffer the children to come to Him and signed on as a youth pastor.
Jesus Christ!
Jesus said that He is the chief shepherd, a word in biblical Greek that has been translated as our modern day pastor. So while it may or may not be mentioned or noted He is the pastor of every church that has Christians in it. Jesus also said that the kingdom of heaven belonged to children. That their faith was to be an example for other older saints. He even went so far as to threatening a watery death for those who cause children to sin. It's clear He took children's ministry seriously.
What if He took it literally?
Let's take a look at how Jesus would act, speak and live in our lives. Just as if He was working at your church. Working with troubled teens, preaching the gospel He founded centuries ago. See how the messages of peace and love and forgiveness play out with selfies, the internet and high school. As if he were...
"An Interesting Youth Pastor"
Are there places where we avoid His example?
Are there times where we prefer our own way of life and church?
Where would our savior surprise us in the religion He founded centuries ago by dying for our sins. Would the processes or church work mesh nicely with our savior? Would our traditions and Christian culture in North America be embraced by His leadership?
Most importantly would His youth group know He was Jesus Christ? Son of God and Savior of the world.