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“Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” —Isaiah 43:19
The mistake many Christians make is expecting revival to look like it’s looked in the past. Rest assured, it won’t. When revival is from God, it’s because he’s doing a new thing.
We would not expect there to be rivers in the desert, but that’s God’s vision. God wants to bring a mighty river of revival into our desert experience today. Will we welcome it if it doesn’t match our expectations of what revival should look like?
“Past awakenings brought fundamental changes to music and methods, for instance. Both John Wesley and [George] Whitefield struggled mightily with the idea of preaching in the fields. They were proper Oxford men, after all! But their use of such a “profane” method helped to spur a great revival. In past revivals both gospel proclamation and social ministry converged, whereas today they are too often seen as rivals. Revival separates our preferences from unchanging truth.” –John Piper
Prayer Prompt: God, you are so creative! Everywhere we look we see evidence of your work. Even in the revivals you reveal yourself as an artist. It won’t be hard to spot true revival as long as we look for your presence and the moving of your Spirit. Send it Lord! We’re waiting and watching.
These daily devotionals will continue another week, daily sent each morning by email, and posted as videos on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and as podcasts on Spotify and YouTube Podcasts.Â
Join the church family in prayer daily and also on Wednesday evenings praying together (6:30-7:30 PM). We are becoming more intentional in our efforts to follow Christ "Upstream," rather than just drifting downstream into a new year. In 2026 we are committing ourselves as a church body to seek God's heart for revival, reading Scripture and praying along with the prompts in the daily devotional Our Cry for Revival. ConnectionOC.com 🌊​​🛶Â
Devotional: Nick Harrison, Our Cry for Revival: 365 Devotions and Prayers for an Outpouring of God’s Spirit (Brentwood, TN: B&H, 2024).
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“Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” —Isaiah 43:19
The mistake many Christians make is expecting revival to look like it’s looked in the past. Rest assured, it won’t. When revival is from God, it’s because he’s doing a new thing.
We would not expect there to be rivers in the desert, but that’s God’s vision. God wants to bring a mighty river of revival into our desert experience today. Will we welcome it if it doesn’t match our expectations of what revival should look like?
“Past awakenings brought fundamental changes to music and methods, for instance. Both John Wesley and [George] Whitefield struggled mightily with the idea of preaching in the fields. They were proper Oxford men, after all! But their use of such a “profane” method helped to spur a great revival. In past revivals both gospel proclamation and social ministry converged, whereas today they are too often seen as rivals. Revival separates our preferences from unchanging truth.” –John Piper
Prayer Prompt: God, you are so creative! Everywhere we look we see evidence of your work. Even in the revivals you reveal yourself as an artist. It won’t be hard to spot true revival as long as we look for your presence and the moving of your Spirit. Send it Lord! We’re waiting and watching.
These daily devotionals will continue another week, daily sent each morning by email, and posted as videos on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and as podcasts on Spotify and YouTube Podcasts.Â
Join the church family in prayer daily and also on Wednesday evenings praying together (6:30-7:30 PM). We are becoming more intentional in our efforts to follow Christ "Upstream," rather than just drifting downstream into a new year. In 2026 we are committing ourselves as a church body to seek God's heart for revival, reading Scripture and praying along with the prompts in the daily devotional Our Cry for Revival. ConnectionOC.com 🌊​​🛶Â
Devotional: Nick Harrison, Our Cry for Revival: 365 Devotions and Prayers for an Outpouring of God’s Spirit (Brentwood, TN: B&H, 2024).