Jesus on Facebook?

Our daughter, Emily, sang a solo at the high school choir concert last night (she’s the big smile in the middle) and she was amazing!!  Bravo Em!  I took a video of the performance and posted it on my facebook page….which got me thinking…

What if Jesus had a facebook page? 

Would everyone on the planet would be invited to be His friend? Yeah, do think so.  But, just like facebook, it is safe to say that only those who agreed to the friendship would be His friend, would be able to leave messages on His wall, comment on His photos, “like” His status updates. Likewise, He would have the go ahead to live chat with His friends, comment on their posts and send invites to join His causes/groups. 

Maybe facebook gives us a window into what friendship with Jesus is like…some would like to say He is friends with everyone.  I would say that He is only friends with those who accept His friendship offer, those who choose to watch His wall, view His videos, dig His info page and really interact with Him (make comment, send messages, chat it up).  Some would say friends of Jesus are in union with God, not casually linked (like facebook).  I would say healthy, life-giving friendships rarely start intimate and deep…usually it takes awhile to get to that point, so I think casual is good as long as it doesn’t linger there long.  Some would say we’re here to serve Him, not be His friend….I would say, “then why did He call us friend?”  (John 15:15).  Some would say, I’m being flippant about the Creator of the Universe.  I would say He’s both/and…He’s both Creator and Friend, just like He’s both King and Servant of all, just like He’s the Lion and the Lamb, etc.

Now, I kinda wish Jesus had a facebook page.  He is a real person, you know, He could have a page, He does qualify…then I could see who His friends are, who actually says ‘yes’ to His friend request.  I could see who interacts with Him regularly, who joins His causes, what they say to Him and how they say it and how He responds.  I could see the groups He joins and the groups He invites others to join.   I could see the videos and pictures He posts (would I ever be in one of those?) and the quizzes He takes (what color aura does Jesus have? which president is He most like? which theologian does He agree with?).  Would He be a farmer in FarmVille or every play others in Scramble?    I could see to whom He gives gifts and who gives gifts  to Him. I could enjoy joyful banter with the Big Guy and even chat a bit.  I could suggest others to be His friend and see how they respond.  So much fun, I do think it would be.  Yeah, wish Jesus had a facebook page…that would be cool!