Awakening

"Obey these instructions as a lasting ordinance for you and your descendants." - Exodus 12:24 So in chapter 12 of Exodus God explains to Moses how he wants the Jews to partake in the Passover festival. Moses then passed this commandment on to Israel in verse 24. This becomes Moses' legacy. 4000 years later there are 13 million Jews in the world that still partake in this festival to remember and worship God for delivering them from oppression. Doesn't matter if they are Orthodox, Reformed or Observant or the Jews that look like ZZ Top they all still agree and unite on one thing and that's Passover. What will be our legacy? Will it unite the generations to come? What we do and sew into now - our grandchildren are going to either reap or suffer. I love awakening because it stands to unite the church, from all denominations under the banner of Christ. How priveleged are we that God allows us to be a part of this great legacy!
Be Blessed, Joel.

What can I say??? Awakening Sydney was AWESOME! This was my first ever awakening, and certainly won’t be my last! All the speakers were amazing, however I felt Robert Guerrero’s messages cut me to the heart, making an impact, changing my attitudes and awakening a sense of Justice in me! Pastor Robert talked about how the cries of injustice are heard in heaven, that just kept ringing in my ears, and how he said “what is in your hands right now? Ask God to show you”. Well I did ask, and I began to think of what injustice really is, I began to feel a sense of injustice toward the elderly in our community, and how they sacrificed their lives in service for us fighting in wars for our freedom, having a lifetime of stories and knowledge only to be abandoned and forgotten. My hands of gratitude, my hands that can help, I choose to reach out. I searched on the internet about social justice and I began to see how children and adults are used and abused in labour to make clothing and footwear for large companies, working long hours and poor wages, and suffering physical abuse. Some arguments were that they were lucky to be earning an income to support their families. This is so wrong when the companies are paying so little for labour yet charging so much in western countries. What is in my hands? What can I do? I find it easy to throw money into an offering or at a cause and not REALLY pay a price. (I’m not against using my increase to fight for the cause of others), I simply began to think “there must be more I can do”. Now I am little miss bargain hunter, and always look for cheap garments...... until now, I began to wonder where these cheap clothes were coming from, who had to sacrifice time with their family to make them? Did a child make this instead of getting an education and going to school? Who suffered physically from me getting a bargain? I am only one person; I decided that the conviction of my heart had to have some sort of action. I have decided to make a sacrifice and pay extra to buy Australian made, where I know the people will be getting at least a minimum wage and working in reasonable circumstances. My hands will protest against inhumane treatment and injustice. A small beginning but a step in the right direction. So thank you to all the speakers at AWAKENING who made a mark on my heart that will never be erased.

Cherloe Morgan