Do Something!

If I could summarise Hillsong Conference 2008 into 2 words, it would be DO SOMETHING.
It has been a call, stronger than ever, for the church to start acting like the church. A reminder that the church is made up of people and not of bricks and concrete. I received a Word at the beginning of the year that this year would be a year of change. Changes would happen to allow a hunger and a passion for God to arise.

This is a year of change. But the change doesn't only come from the Father. This is not just a year where we allow change to come. This is a year where we are empowered to make change happen.

When a woman came to anoint Jesus with expensive fragrant oil, some commented that it was a waste and the money could have been better used to help the poor. Jesus replied by saying that she had done a beautiful thing. We often highlight the extravagance of worship, and pouring out costly thing as a form of worship. But we often miss out the brilliance of Jesus when he said in Mark 14:7, "You always have the poor with you, and whenever you want, you can do good for them."

Whenever you want, you can do something! For too long, we've been waiting for God to make something happen. But God has given us the authority and the means to better the lives of others. Why are we waiting?