First Sermon:Justice

I spent the entire weekend from Friday to Sunday past at a conference called the Pursuit conference. For a period of almost 76 hours, I spent the large majority of it worshiping and praying and finding new paths in God. But that isn't the main focus on this entry.

One of the worship artists brought up a verse in the Old Testament.

Amos 5:23-24

Away with the noise of your songs!!
I will not listen to your harps!

But let justice roll on like a river

righteousness like a never-failing stream

This hits me as a worship leader and a musician. We're always acting like we love Jesus and how awesome he is in church and bible studies, then we go into the world no different. When we love the least in our world, we are loving Him. Yet, we say we love Jesus, but what do we do?? We go home, listen to profain music, watch some television with horrible images, and live our lives for ourselves!!!
We need to stop living our status-quo, mediocre, in the box Christian lives, and Step UP!!!!! Stand up and speak for those who can not! Help those in the worst of times, not just the best of times! Be like Christ, strive for Justice and Righteousness!! In James, chapter 2, it says "as the body without the soul is dead, faith without deeds is dead"

No matter how much you say you love Jesus, no matter how much its in your head. It need to be in your heart, and on your hands.

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