what we are supposed to do!

Amos 5:21-24 (The Message)

"I can't stand your religious meetings. I'm fed up with your conferences and conventions. I want nothing to do with your religion projects, your pretentious slogans and goals. I'm sick of your fund-raising schemes, your public relations and image making. I've had all I can take of your noisy ego-music. When was the last time you sang to me? Do you know what I want? I want justice—oceans of it. I want fairness—rivers of it. That's what I want. That's all I want.

I just recently came back from playing at a conference called "street invaders". Street invaders is straight up a big huge bible boot camp where you non-stop are being fed the word, spending time in prayer, or at a service. Unless your eating or sleeping you are diving into God. After a week of that you do a little missions trip. You team up with a city and their church and you go out into the city everyday, serving the people, ministering to them whatever you feel God want's you to do. A huge focus of it, is bringing life, hope and justice to those people who don't understand the true meaning of what those words are and have done.

Above is a scripture from Amos. Amos was a prophet in the old testament and what he says or what god prophecis through him is some pretty powerful stuff. "I'm sick of your fundraising scehmes.. public relations...image making.. noisy music." Wow. Think about it how many times we will go to church learn about Jesus everything he did and stood for and then just go on with our day. When Jesus was alive, he went out to the people, and not just any people, the homeless, the sick, prostitutes, people full of demons. Now trust me when I say we probably shouldn't be going around hanging with some of those people, but when you get a chance to give somebody hope, perform a just act, or speak into somebody's life to give them life. YOU TAKE IT!!!! That's honoring Jesus! We can listen to someone speak and clap our hands at church but God wants justice. He want's fairness in all the world guys! we are a downtown church, we have the ability and resources to meet with homeless outside our door. We literally have people who sleep at our doorstep every single night.

"Do you know what I want? I want justice—oceans of it. I want fairness—rivers of it. That's what I want. That's all I want."

While we were on this trip we were walking down to the big RED ROBIN (woot woot) and at a cross walk who I highly doubt could touch her toes (although i don't know if I can..) dropped all her change right on the road and without instant, 3 guys of the band James, Benson, and Lane all rushed right to her. Like they could instantly tell she was in a panic and that to pick all the change up might take her till next christmas but something that simple that small they knew they could help. Help add some hope some joy and love in that womans heart. That's the love of Jesus guys. At that moment I could feel God just saying thats good, thats more like it. W

Were supposed to help people! As you go on your next week, see what kind of things you can do for other people. Email me the things that happen guys! I want to hear about the justice that your blessing the world with.

-Lukas
lbonnett_12@hotmail.com