by Jennifer A. Miskov, Ph.D.

On this significant day in history, I want to introduce you to someone who has impacted my life tremendously. Though I have never personally met her, Carrie Judd Montgomery (1858-1946) has acted as a spiritual mother, kindred spirit, and beautiful pioneering friend along my journey. My life has been radically changed because of her yeses again and again over the years and I would not be where I am today without the deposit I received from Carrie Judd Montgomery.

It is quite fascinating how we met in the first place. Around 2005-2006 I was being drawn to England to pursue deeper studies. I wanted to study revivals and create a theology of living effectively through them. I wanted to learn how to burn for Jesus in all seasons and for that fire to continue burning stronger the older I got without burning out. When I took the leap of faith to move to England in 2007, I remember reading a small paragraph in my professor’s book about a woman I had never heard of before called Carrie Judd Montgomery. As I dug a little deeper, I realized that this pioneering woman preacher who had a powerful healing ministry was never researched beyond a master’s thesis twenty years before. I was drawn to her story any decided to dive in to research and recover it for today doing my entire Ph.D. on her life and ministry. I find it so much like God to send me from California all the way over to England just to discover a forgotten healing revivalist named Carrie Judd Montgomery who opened the earliest healing homes in our nation and made her base in California. I am so thankful that God allowed me to intersect with Carrie because I am forever changed, inspired, and impacted.

Her radical obedience to pioneer one of the first healing homes in our nation in 1882 at 23 years old with only a few month’s rent turned into healing homes being inspired across the nation. Eventually through her move to the West Coast, she also opened The Home of Peace in 1893 which is still there to this day. When God was leading me to a house on Placer street in Redding, California is February of 2012, Carrie’s courage and testimony ignite faith in me to step into birthing what would later become known as Destiny House. I had only one month’s rent to my name and it my situation felt impossible but I was encouraged in the Lord when I remembered Carrie’s testimony. If she could do it, then I believed I could also trust in God in a radical way too.

Carrie taught me how to live above the storms. She taught me the difference between operating in relation to truth versus facts. She taught me how to be led of the Spirit, not by my circumstances. What God begins, He will complete (Philippians 1:6). If God initiates something, He will sort out all of the details as we step out in faith to follow Him. If God calls me to go on a missions’ trip and I have no money in the bank, I learned from Carrie to set my heart on the promises of God and put my feet to stepping out in faith as I am led by the Spirit. Too many times I had made decisions based upon my circumstances. She taught me how to be led of the Spirit, not of circumstances. Carrie taught me to make decisions not based on facts, but upon the truth of God.

Another thing that marks me about Carrie’s life was her sustaining and deepening hunger for more of God. Even after she had a successful healing ministry, at the age of fifty, during the same time as the Azusa Street Revival, Carrie was open and hungry to step into the new move of God in her day. No matter how weird this new move of God looked, she was willing to risk her reputation to take hold of all that God had for her. Even after she was baptized in the Spirit and spoke in tongues, her hunger to encounter God in a deeper measure continued to increase. No matter what experiences or encounters she had in her past, if God was doing a new thing, she was willing to dive in.

She also taught me what it looks like to choose unity and relationships above dividing over minor doctrinal issues. Regardless of whether or not some of her friends spoke in tongues during the rise of early American Pentecostalism, that did not inhibit or deter Carrie from continuing to journey with these friends to advance the kingdom of God together. She chose friendship above denominational lines. She even got kicked out of churches not only because she was a woman preacher but also because she spoke to African Americans as well as spoke the unpopular message of healing at the time.

The reason today February 26, 2020 is so special is because it’s the 141st anniversary of Carrie’s miraculous healing (Feb. 26, 1879). Every year on this day, Carrie would remember and celebrate the anniversary of her healing by recounting the story and giving God thanks. In fact, her stewardship of her testimony was catalytic to shift Evangelicalism from believing God wanted people to endure suffering with a good attitude to the truth that God wants to and heals today. So on this special anniversary of Carrie’s miraculous healing, may you be encouraged to know the goodness of God in a deeper way and may you be inspired, just as I have, by a life well lived in complete surrender to Jesus.

To learn more about Carrie’s story, check out this mini-biography of her life which includes links to other free and original writings by Carrie as well or see the other resources below.

by Jennifer A. Miskov, Ph.D.

Alignment

(noun), arrangement in a straight line, or in correct or appropriate relative positions or a position of agreement or alliance.

While I saw 2018 as the year of Family and 2019 as the Year of Focus, I see 2020 as the Year of Alignment, Synergy and Unprecedented Outpouring. Last year was a time of uprooting, relocating, and then re-planting. It was a year of God moving people around as if on a chess board getting them into perfect position for His next great move.

I know for me, 2019 was a whole year of massive transition. Since July of 2018, I have not had a permanent address or known where I would live since transitioning from Redding. I have been traveling the world doing full time itinerant ministry in 9 nations, 5 States, 28 cities and loving it. At the end of my second European tour of the year this fall, God made it clear where I was to base next. Home. He had brought me all the way around the world to show me that He was bringing back full circle in every way. I’m back with family, back at the church I grew up in at Anaheim Vineyard, and in January, I begin teaching at the university I graduated from 20 years ago.

Teaching at Vanguard University was a dream I had in my heart since I graduated from there. It was the original reason I went off to get my Ph.D. in the first place but I had since forgotten about this dream. Luckily, God didn’t forget, He was waiting for just the right time to bring this perfect alignment. The first class I get to teach there is about the Azusa Street Revival (which I wrote a book about, Ignite Azusa, and have been teaching around the world). When I begin teaching there this January it will 20 years after I graduated from there as well as it will be their 100 year anniversary of the founding of the school (which was birthed and influenced in part by the Azusa Street Revival). If that’s not alignment and synergy, I don’t know what is. Full circle, not what I would have thought or expected, but very much the hand of the Lord upon it all.

In 2019, God has moved people from places they have been established and has repositioned them to be exactly where He wants them to be, with whom He wants them to be with to link arms together, for such a time as this. When alignment happens and kindred hearts come together in God’s perfect timing, it sets people up for synergy.

SYNERGY

(noun), the interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances, or other agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects.

2020 is Go Time. It’s the due date. It’s check mate. It’s a time of synergy and convergence. God has repositioned His people to be in perfect alignment for what He’s about to pour out next, His Spirit in unprecedented measures.

Unprecedented

(adj.) never done or known before.

Outpouring

(noun) something that streams out rapidly.

We’ve seen God do so many incredible things throughout history. I believe, pray for, and declare that 2020 will be the time of the greatest outpouring we have ever seen at such an unprecedented level we won’t even be able to compare it to any previous revivals. The Momentum of the ages is upon us. It’s our turn and our time to step into the momentum of the flow that has already gone before us.

There are specific hot spots I see around the world that I believe will bloom and burst forth into revival in 2020. Europe is pregnant with revival in a big way. Germany is already a forerunner. I especially see Brussels, Belgium as ripe for revival and Switzerland too. There’s something on Russia right now as well. Although a little biased, I also see all of California, from Southern California to the Bay Area to the North experiencing a fresh move of God on the West Coast that will spread all across the nation and beyond. Southern California is a birthplace of apostolic movements that have traveled the globe and touched generations. I believe we are perfectly positioned for another great outpouring of the Spirit.

I also believe God is pouring out His Spirit in such a massive way that everybody who is hungry no matter where they are will be able to embrace it. All throughout the earth, revival and a fresh outpouring of the Spirit is in the air. God has positioned His people and is ready to make His next move.

And while we’re in position to ride this next wave, remaining full of the oil (Matthew 25), and waiting for this new move of God, unprecedented outpouring, billion soul harvest, new wave of revival in our day, if we have eyes to see and look around, we can recognize that revival is already all around us. We’re not simply waiting for one massive new move of God, we’re already swept up in it. It has already begun. The Momentum from all who have come before is great, God’s Spirit is already being poured out in all the earth in increasing measures. Vision 2020 is also about recognizing what we’ve had in Jesus all along rather than just reaching into the future trying to grasp for something unseen. The more is coming but we also need to remain present in the now all around us.

The revival we’ve been praying our whole lives for is already upon us. It began this past year with God consecrating and setting apart Christians to be burning ones, wholly His, learning how to walk unified in love, throwing off everything that hinders and running fully after Jesus with nothing holding them back. He has been waking us up and setting us apart in wholehearted surrender. He has been getting us, the Church, ready, linking us together with other believers who look and even think differently from us but who exalt the Name of Jesus above all others. For He knows that each one is needed to link arms to be the net for the massive amount of capturing, carrying, and discipling this massive incoming harvest. We are being awakened and made aware of the wave of revival that’s already begun and are invited to dive in even deeper.

Keys for positioning, welcoming, and stewarding the incoming outpouring in 2020

1. Stay full of the oil of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 25). When this tidal wave of His glory is poured out and revival awakens people, it will be easy to get busy doing great things for God. In the hype, favor, opportunities, we must never neglect time ministering and connecting with Jesus in the Secret Place. Prioritize the sabbath rest in the midst of great momentum and outpouring. Everything must flow from Him our Source. We minister from a place of intimacy and rest (John 15).

2. Stay deeply connected and knit together with the Body of Christ (Ephesians 2). The amount of people who will get saved will be so many that we will need to link together with the Body of Christ to be able to disciple and steward the great harvest. Make sure not to neglect family and important relationships in the midst of favor and revival.

3. Make space for God in your schedule, in your heart, in your home. Allow God to interrupt your agenda and to rearrange your plans. Make space for God in your quiet times and in your meetings. Whenever we make room for God, He comes.

4. Expect the unexpected. Don’t throw out the baby with the bathwater. Be open to God moving in new ways through those least expected. Don’t criticize what you don’t understand or what’s uncomfortable. Be open to search it out and also receive the more of what God is pouring out even if it’s coming from someone unqualified or in a way you’ve never experienced Him before.

5. Discernment (Hebrews 12:1-2). Don’t say yes to every opportunity or open door. Good is many times the enemy of the best. Only take on what God is asking you to take on. Don’t bring into this new season what you were called to carry in the last one. Don’t be afraid of offending or disappointing others to remain obedient to Christ. Don’t settle for silver when you’re meant for gold. Throw yourself into what you’d be willing to die for.

May all of your fruitfulness flow from a place of intimacy with Jesus and connection with family. Blessing you as you cling tight to Jesus and stay knit together with the tribe of riders He’s connected you with in 2020. I believe we’re in for the ride of our lives and that it’s already begun. Surfs up.

Exodus 33 / Ephesians 3:20 / Haggai 2 / Nehemiah / Psalm 71 / Exodus 40 / Matthew 25

by Jennifer A. Miskov, Ph.D.

*This was originally posted December 18, 2019 and written at Carrie Judd Montgomery’s Home of Peace Healing Home in Oakland, CA after being in Redding this past week as things unfolded and in the midst of the global prayer movement for resurrection life for Olive.

On July 7, 2006, when I was at a leadership training for Starbucks Coffee back when I was a store manager, one of the activities we were asked to do was to write out some of our dreams. I wrote lots of fun and random things on that little paper. One of which was that I wanted “to write a book about Revolutionaries/Revivals” which I ended up getting to do 10 years later alongside of one of the great generals of the faith in our day. Defining Moments with Bill Johnson came out in 2016, ten years after I had written it down that day. In the book are stories of people who actually prayed for the dead to rise and saw some positive results.

Another thing I wrote on that little piece of paper was that I wanted to “Raise the dead.” You see back in around 2001, I preached at my youth group on Matthew 10:8 (NIV) that says “Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.” This is something God actually calls us to do and has given us authority in. He didn’t say “if you think it’s My will, then heal the sick, raise the dead, etc…” He also didn’t say, “if you feel Me breathing on it, then heal the sick, raise the dead,…” He simply said to do it. Because we know the nature and heart of God, we know that He sent Jesus to overturn Satan’s plans to kill, steal, and destroy and instead to give us the abundant life (John 10:10).

So all that to say, I preached my little twenty something year old heart out to the youth on that Scripture and then probably a week or two later one of the pastors on staff died in a freak accident while on the mission field. This happen right after I had preached on this passage. Because of the timing, I had no doubt in my mind that God wanted to raise him from the dead. Why would I preach on that exact same verse and then literally someone dies prematurely? This was not okay and I truly believed with all of my heart that God was going to raise him from the dead.

I arranged a prayer meeting to pray for God to raise him from the dead. Those who attended this meeting were mostly made up of the fifteen kids in a discipleship group I was leading that summer who had to be there, plus a few more, and another pastor who came to make sure everything went okay. Let’s just say it was more of a remnant than a unified church body moving together to ask God do the impossible. This made me sad especially as I was 100% convinced God was going to raise him up I did not see an army rising up to contend for resurrection life. In the end, the pastor was never raised from the dead. I was a little disillusioned but I never regretted contending for resurrection life and it never made me believe that God can’t do it another time. I believe it was said that John Wimber, founder of the Vineyard Movement, prayed for hundreds of people for healing before one of them got healed.

Then in 2007-2011, I moved from California to England and in my research, discovered a forgotten healing revivalist who planted some of the earliest healing homes in our nation. I ended up doing my research and Ph.D. on her life story. So crazy how God sent me from California to England to discover a Pentecostal pioneer who based the majority of her life in California. I ended up publishing my thesis which would become one of the first ever biographies and books about her life story to date. Through recovering the forgotten legacy of Carrie Judd Montgomery, I was able to help raise her life story from the dead in a way because barely anyone had heard of her before I had written about her. I checked off the “Raise someone from the dead” on my dream list with that one but still believe for and contend for resurrection life.

Since then I have prayed for dead birds, squirrels, and anything else I saw had died so that I could practice and step out in faith to see God do a miracle. I figure, if I pray for enough animals and people who died before their time, eventually one of them would be raised up. I am not saying I pray for every dead person to be raised from the dead, but when I feel an unction, I dive in.

Too many people confuse failure with the ability to risk and learn from the journey. We can never fail with God (Romans 8) and we will never know if we never try. God doesn’t demand perfection but He does invite us into obedience. Because we’re in relationship with God, we know His heart and try our best to move where He would move in response to His compassion. If I pray for resurrection life and it does not happen, I don’t ever feel like a failure because the result was not what I had believed for. I always celebrate that I took a risk and followed my and His heart. And if I pray and believe and they don’t raise from the dead, God is still good. He never changes even if my understanding of His exact ways and timing is limited.

Resurrection life is all over the Bible. Jesus raised people from the dead like Lazarus on the fourth day (John 11) and so on. Paul even raised someone from the dead in Acts 20:7-12. Peter raised Dorcas from the dead in Acts 9:36-42. Jesus is the resurrection and the life (John 11:25) and He was raised the third day (Luke 24). It’s very Biblical to believe in this.

Smith Wigglesworth raised his wife Polly from the dead but she wanted to stay in heaven so he let her go back there. My friend Samaa Habib was blown up by a bomb, died and went to heaven and then came back because she wanted to lead her family to the Lord. Read her book Face to Face with Jesus to get the whole story. This is a real person that I personally know who was dead but then brought back to life. Heidi & Rolland Baker of Iris Global in Mozambique have seen many raised from the dead in their ministry and I’ve met some of the pastors and heard the stories of this happening.

So when Bethel’s worship leader’s precious two year old Olive stopped breathing and died a few days ago, an army of intercessors were mobilized at Bethel and around the world to contend for resurrection life. This has to be one of the most beautiful things in the world. So much faith for God to do the impossible in such a unique and corporate way is something I don’t believe I have ever witnessed before. I have recently moved from Redding but just happened to be there this weekend when everything unfolded. See article below to get up to date on the journey.

We have come so far in the last 20 years and I believe this global move of prayer for resurrection from the dead is a forerunner into 2020. The unprecedented faith to believe and contend for life just shows that God has been raising up an army to contend and stand for breakthrough in new levels in 2020. In the past when praying for resurrection was severely resisted, now it’s embraced around the globe in a greater measure. There will always be those who don’t understand and think that it doesn’t make any sense and have questions. That’s okay. But for those who believe, all things are possible. And no matter what, whether Olive rises or not, through this story, the church has now arisen and has taken its rightful stand.

We now know the true authority we have as saints. And believe me, the faith that has arisen from this situation will only get stronger and fiercer. We have now embraced the truth and mandate of Matthew 10:8 and believe with our whole hearts that God wants to heal the sick, raise the dead, and cast out demons through our lives. He wants us to partner with heaven to release the abundant and resurrection life He died for us to have. The enemy has already been defeated. Even beyond our understanding, God is still good. Our hearts, our prayers, and are faith remain unified with this precious family during such a time as this no matter what the outcome. And we still worship Jesus no matter what, because He is always good and never changes. The story is not over…

Bill Johnson’s response in the midst of this journey is very helpful. See below.

Update from Bill Johnson December 22, 2019

by Jennifer A. Miskov, Ph.D.

What’s Your Address?

Part 1: Written while in Maui, HI on September 20, 2018 

Three simple words, or four if you take away the conjugation, that literally have thrown me for a loop. One of the graduates who took my Writing in the Glory workshop and who I had the privilege of helping along in the journey just published her first book, which is incredible! Then she offered to mail me a copy of her book. She sent me an email with those three words that normally make sense but in my season, I didn’t quite know how to answer her. “What’s your address?” I believe sometimes this can also be translated “Where’s home?” And the reason I am writing a blog about something that might seem to very trivial to most people is because in this present season, I don’t have an answer to that question and I am not sure when exactly I will. A few months ago I would have said one thing, a few weeks ago another, today another, and next week another.

Did you know that you are not allowed to apply for a credit card if you don’t have an address? I learned that on my recent airline flight. It’s also hard to order anything online to be shipped to you if you don’t know where it is going, or even where you’re going next.

“What’s your address?”

While I was in Mozambique this summer, I got a message that the house I had been living in for several years in Redding was sold and that upon my return I would have to move out shortly after. Already having made plans to go to Maui before I heard the news, I changed my ticket to a one-way. About a week after I came to Maui, I heard the news of the terrible fires in Redding where many lost their homes. This was so heartbreaking and hard to be away from all my dear friends during this time. After that broke out, I’ve tried to come back to Redding several times, even bought a ticket back that I had to let go of because things fell through and no consistent housing opened up over there for me since my transition out of my previous place. We had already felt led to let go of the Destiny House building this summer and found out YWAM was taking it after us which was a huge blessing. But I personally still don’t have a permanent address or know what is next.

It’s interesting traveling because usually there’s an end time and a place to go back home to. Maybe that’s one of the reasons I’m not so eager to head back to the Mainland, because it feels like there’s even more places to stay here in Maui that have recently opened up versus going back to a city where much of it has been destroyed by the fires. While I admit it does get a bit tiring moving around so much, it is a huge blessing that an address doesn’t define my home. So many beautiful people have opened their homes and their hearts to me here in Maui. I am eternally grateful for these and they are one of the very God-reasons I keep extending my trip.

It’s also a blessing to realize that while at the moment I don’t really have an address, I know one day I will and that no matter what, I am at home in God wherever I go. So many others literally don’t have an address because they are living on the streets or in their cars or their house burnt down. There are many refugees out there who have had to flee their homes with only the clothes on their backs, never to return to their homeland again.

I’m on the other extreme of that and feel so rich to be embraced by the community of saints who would never let that happen to me. Life is such an interesting journey and the more I travel and leave my comfort zone, the bigger my global family seems to become. While there seems to have been many others in major transition this season as well and lots of dear friends who have returned to their home countries, it also feels sweet to know that while at the moment I’m not sure where I’m going to land, I have a place to call home around the world. God is my address. Being home in His heart is where I live. And the family of God has been so gracious and generous to me in this season.  

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Full Circle

Part 2: Written on November 5, 2019 while in Orange County, CA

After the above was written, I ended up staying in Maui nearly another month and a half and experienced quite a shift in my life. Following my 3.5 month sabbatical time there, I went to Virginia and saw God move in a special way, then back to Redding to continue transitioning. For Christmas, I went back to Orange County with family for the holidays where there wasn’t an available room in my home for the first time ever so I couldn’t even stay in my own house for Christmas but had to stay with a friend. The first week of January I went to the outback in Australia to help be a part of launching my friend’s first Iris School of Outback Mission. Instead of flying back like my plane ticket said, a beautiful family invited me to join them on the coast in Byron Bay to experience more of Australia. Since I was going to Germany soon, rather than fly everywhere and be exhausted from jet lag, I thought it would be worth it to invest the extra money to rest. After some much needed time in the sun, straight from Australia I flew to Germany and landed there in my blue jeans and flip flops. I was in no way prepared for the winter time in Europe since I had originally planned to go back and get my stuff before venturing out of the nation again. I am so grateful my mom mailed me my coat, shoes, gloves, and a beanie to stay warm.

From Germany I went to Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, then England before coming back to Orange County for a week then back to Virginia. I remember when I was staying at a friend’s house in England for nearly a week, the longest time I was at one place, I literally unpacked all of my things just to feel somewhat settled and to not have to live out of a suitcase for one whole week. Then in May 2019, I went back to Redding to close the chapter of Destiny House Redding and gather the rest of my things.

With absolutely no intention of buying a thing, a few days before I was about to head back down to Southern California, I went into the Crowning Jewels store to say goodbye to a few of my friends from Destiny House who worked there. Then I realized I needed a few thank you gifts for people so I started shopping a little bit before I saw this one necklace that totally stood out to me.

It said “Home” on it.  

I knew I had to have it since my life was so up in the air during that crazy season. I still had no idea where I was going to land except for the fact that I was continually being drawn to Europe. When I bought the necklace, it came with a prophetic card. My friend went into the back to have another worker write it out because she wanted someone who didn’t know me or my situation at all. When I opened it, my eyes began to water in the store and I felt the presence of God. The note said something to the effect that usually home means a place but for some reason she felt that home was not about a certain location for me in this season but a reminder that God is always my home. I was so touched by God in that place and it came from so out of the blue. It was lovely to see my friends and I walked out of that store wearing my necklace that said “home” on it. I wore that necklace much of the summer. Every time I put it on it was a reminder that even though I still had no idea where I was going to land, I knew that God is always my home and safe place.

This necklace stayed on me as I went back to Maui for a short visit, then to Orange County again briefly before embarking on another European adventure to 5 nations in Europe, my second big trip in the year. I went to Norway, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Belgium, and France.

On September 13th when I was in Belgium launching the third of our Schools of Revival, I received an email from a professor at Vanguard University who wanted to connect with me about potentially teaching a class there. When I saw the email, I didn’t have the capacity to even think about it much as I was still right in the middle of the European Tour and loving it. Then as my trip was coming to a close, my last day in Paris before flying home September 23, I was able to have a phone call with the professor and agreed to meet with him the following week when I was back in town. The very next day when I arrived back in the U.S.A., I received another email from another dean who was a part of a University in Dallas, Texas wanting to fly me out to teach an intensive master’s course in the Spring of 2020.

I was still very much feeling drawn to explore relocating to Europe but also open to seeing what God might be doing and if He was leading me into a new season. I was also feeling after traveling for over one year straight and loving it that I was ready and really needed a season of being in one place for a period of time.

September 30, I met with Tommy, the professor at Vanguard University and he talked to me about potentially options to teach adjunct online classes. I’ve taught online before but prefer being in the classroom with the students. When he heard me say that, he told me that if I was in town, he would give me his class to teach. His class was History of Pentecostalism which is basically a class about the The Azusa Street Revival. 

I was a bit torn because I had set my sights on Europe and at the same time something in the mix felt like this could indeed be God. I met with him again the following week and saw the favor and potential to be present with the students there instead of online teaching. After prayer and counsel, I really felt this was indeed the Lord. Within one week, everything changed and became clear. This opportunity was so out of the blue but I began to get more and more excited as the pieces began to be put together.

So after over a year of not knowing what’s next and following my heart to plant seeds of revival in the nations, God has finally revealed to me the next steps I am supposed to take. Twenty years after graduating from Vanguard University suddenly, and on its 100 year anniversary as a school, I will begin teaching a class primarily all about the Azusa Street Revival. My Ph.D. work was significantly focused on the Azusa Street Revival. Actually one of the original reasons I went to pursue it many years ago was so that I could teach at Vanguard one day. This was a dream in my heart I had long forgotten about but that God waited twenty years to fulfill! God is so faithful! I am so grateful for the season of play, rest, pioneering, traveling to the nations that God gifted me this past year and I am excited to dive in to what is awaiting in 2020.

I had forgotten about my gold “home” necklace as time went on until today, November 5, 2019. Today when I woke up to get ready to go to the prayer meeting at Anaheim Vineyard where I grew up, I felt like I really wanted to wear my gold necklace that said “home” on it. And this time as I put it on, there was a sense of relief and gratitude. Previously, I needed to wear this necklace to remind myself that in all my journeys and adventures this past year and a half where I had no address, God is always my home and always provides family. But now, today, after over a year of not knowing what was next, where was next, not having an address or consistency in my life when I put it on, it was like a breath of fresh air. It was a reminder of God’s faithfulness. He had brought me full circle and back home in more ways than one.

In the journey, I learned that no matter where I am, God is always my home and safe place. When I wore that necklace today, I was overwhelmed with gratitude of a good good Father who always knows the way. No matter where I am or what circumstances I find myself in, I can always rest in His arms. He is such a faithful Father. Throughout all the years, He has never let me down. He has always remained my safe place. His heart is always where I find my home.

*To read newsletter I sent out sharing more about this story and turn of events, go HERE

by Jennifer A. Miskov, Ph.D.

I am currently in Oslo, Norway and am getting the opportunity to discover and learn more about some significant revivalists of this land. A powerful Pentecostal pioneer I would like to introduce to you today is Thomas Ball Barratt (1862-1940). Originally born in Cornwall, England, when he was a child, his family moved to Norway for his father’s work in 1867 and he became a naturalized citizen of Norway. He was very involved in building up great ministries in Oslo. In 1906, he was sent out by the mission he founded in the city to go to the United States with the original plan of raising money for his mission.

During the time he was over there, he began to hear stories about a revival that was gaining momentum in Los Angeles at Azusa Street. Several ministers who were baptized in the Spirit at the Azusa Street Mission and who were passionate about helping others encounter God in this way, intersected with Barratt in New York when he was on his way home. There he discovered more of the Pentecostal revival and he asked for prayer to receive the same blessing they had received. He was baptized in the Spirit on November 15, 1906 and thereafter spoke and even sang in tongues. Here’s his encounter in his own words:

“There were not many people at the evening meeting, but God’s power was mightily manifested. I asked the leader of the meeting, a little before 12 o’clock, to lay hands on me and pray for me. Immediately the power of God began to work in my body, as well as in my spirit. I was like Daniel, powerless under the Divine touch (Dan. 10, 8) and had to lean upon the table on the platform, where I was sitting, and slid down on the floor. Again my speaking organs began to move, but there was no voice to be heard. I asked a brother, a Norwegian, who had often heard me preach in Christiania, and the doctor’s wife, to pray for me once more.

            ‘Try to speak,’ the Norwegian said, but I answered, that ‘if the Lord could speak through a human being, He must make me do so by His Spirit! There was to be no humbug about this!’

When they were praying, the doctor’s wife saw a crown of Fire over my head and a cloven tongue as of Fire in front of the crown. Compare Acts 2, 2-4. The brother from Norway, and the others, saw this supernatural highly red light.

The very same Moment, my being was filled with light and an indescribable power, and I began to speak in a foreign language as loudly as I could. For a long time I was lying upon my back on the floor, speaking – afterwards, I was moving about on my knees with my eyes shut. For some time this went on; then at last I sat on a chair, and the whole time I spoke in ‘divers kinds of tongues’ (1 Corinthians 12, 10) with a short interval between. When speaking some of these languages, there was an aching in my vocal chords. I am sure that I spoke seven or eight different languages…The most beautiful of all was the singing – when the inspiration reached its climax, I burst out in a wonderful baritone solo…

This lasted until about four o’clock in the morning. There were nine persons present until 3 a.m., who can testify to the truth of every word I have written; some of them stayed till 4 a.m.”[1]

After this, he headed back to Norway without the funds he intended to raise but with something much greater to bring back to his nation. Not knowing how all of his friends would respond to this new move of God in his life, he pre-determined that no matter what it might cost him, he would follow the Holy Spirit. This was what he said once he arrived:

“And now I was in Norway once more. What would be the results there of my new stand, and how would my old friends take it? I was determined, nevertheless, to be led by the Spirit in all things, whatever might take place.” [2]

Barratt eventually left his previous societies and planted the first Pentecostal church in Norway in Oslo called Filadelfia. This became a significant center to help spread the Pentecostal fire all through the nation and Europe. Alexander A. Boddy from England heard about what God was doing and came over to visit Barratt to seek his Spirit Baptism. He also invited Barratt to be a part of the conference he set up in Sunderland, England to gather those who were hungry for a fresh encounter with God to step into receiving this blessing. Through Barratt’s influence on Boddy, he eventually received his Spirit baptism experience and spoke in tongues. This English vicar would go on to lead many in his nation to have this experience, including healing evangelist Smith Wigglesworth (see Defining Moments to learn more). Barratt was also influential in igniting the fire in Pentecostal pioneer in Sweden Levi Petrus and many others. The ripple effects of the fire that Barrett received and carried throughout Europe continue on to this day.

Testimony of when I visited T.B. Barratt’s church

With T.B. and Laura Barratt on my first visit there March 18, 2019

When I was in Norway earlier in the year, on my last day in town on March 18, 2019, I had a crazy divine appointment in T.B. Barratt’s church Filadelfia. I was getting a tour of the city with a friend and we went to the basement of Barratt’s church to find a 24/7 prayer room there. We were talking to the two ladies standing outside who run it and when I shared I was from California, one of the ladies looked at me and asked if I was from Redding. Then she asked if I teach revival history and how to write books. Somehow she had recognized my face even though I had never met her in my life.

She said that she had been praying to meet me and even messaged her friend in Redding to see if that person knew me but never received a response. So there I was on a last minute trip to Norway, stopping by a prayer room for 5 minutes and intersecting with the woman who founded the prayer room 10 years ago, who was sick that day and barely even made it out that day. I ended up praying for her and her writing that night and was in utter shock and amazement of what God had arranged.

Fast forward. Several months later when I was planning my return trip to Europe, I decided to go first to Norway since I was only here for four days last time and it was much too short. My friend Marianne asked me if I wanted to do a Writing in the Glory workshop and then she reminded me of this divine appointment I had with Anna-Lie. So this week, about five months from that one divine appointment, I had the privilege to do the first ever Writing in the Glory workshop in Norway in that very prayer room in the basement of T.B. Barratt’s church with Anna-Lie’s help.

We were also able to do a Revival History Night this week in this well of revival and release the Azusa Street Revival story. It is so amazing to see how God waters the seeds and goes before us to make a way. Special thanks to Marianne, Eirik, Anna-Lie, Timothy and friends at Filadelfia church for being such a special and impart part of this incredible journey!

Releasing the Azusa Street story at a Revival Night in the basement foundations of T.B. Barratt’s church on August 22, 2019

God is moving here in Norway and around the world. He is stirring up hunger and igniting His fire to come and burn in us. Like Barratt, may we welcome a fresh move of the Holy Spirit in our hearts today and live in uncompromising surrender and allegiance to His call.

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[1] When the Fire Fell: An Outline of my Life by T.B. Barratt (Alfons Hansen & Sfanner, Norway, 1927) but now 2013 by PentecostalBooks.com, p. 105-106.

[2] When the Fire Fell: An Outline of my Life by T.B. Barratt, p. 114.

*To read more about people encountering a fresh baptism of the Holy Spirit for today see Spirit Flood: Rebirth of Spirit Baptism for the 21st Century and to learn more about the Azusa Street Revival see Ignite Azusa

by Jennifer A. Miskov, Ph.D.

When in transition and on the journey to discover your new church family, it is important to choose a healthy revival community that is full of Jesus, gives room for the Holy Spirit to move, gathers around the very presence of God, and feels like family to you. You want to be planted somewhere that you are received as the gift that you are. It is also important to play your part and serve the body of Christ, breaking off consumer Christianity. Sometimes God will hide you from being seen by leadership because it’s either not your time or it’s not your fit. It is important to invite the Holy Spirit into your process to direct you to your new spiritual family in this season.

We all are the church and that can come in lots of different shapes and sizes (1 Peter 2:5). Ultimately, the kingdom of God is all about family, however that might look in our day.

Connecting together regularly with the wider Body of Christ and also meeting with our tribe within a tribe are significant keys to our maturity. Once you do find the church community that is a fit, greater growth happens when asking God to highlight a tribe within a tribe. These can then gather outside of the weekly celebration meeting to go deeper together. Some might share a passion for evangelism and want to hit the streets together. Others might be interested in going deeper in the Word or in the Spirit together. Others might want to learn how to step out in the prophetic or healing. Still others may want to simply cultivate a safe place to be family together gathered around God’s presence. The structure itself is not what is most important. The regular meeting together around God’s presence in a smaller more intimate community within a community is what accelerates growth.

It is important to have people in our lives that we can be vulnerable with. We usually find these people we can go deeper with in smaller groups. Cultivating family is essential for growth. This connecting heart to heart is in alignment with and obedience to the Word of God (Hebrews 10:23-25, James 5:16, 1 John 1:7). Connection is key however that might look in this season.

When I was leading Destiny House, where at one point we had up to 21 people living in intentional community (which is too big by the way), we had a Monday night family time where we shared a meal and connected just with each other. Then we also had an open Friday morning worship and ministry time where all were welcome to join. There, we gathered around God’s presence and ministered together as a family. We also went to church on Sundays. I know three meetings a week is not realistic for many in other life situations, but we were all in a season of full-time ministry training, so it worked well for us.

Similar to the rhythm described in the Book of Acts who met together daily (Acts 2:46-47, 5:42) I believe that elements of the rhythm we had at Destiny House can be adapted and integrated into our lives. In addition to regularly going to church, a smaller group can meet once a week or a few times a month to connect at a heart level. Or maybe home groups might meet consistently each week and once a month all meet together for a larger corporate gathering. Maybe some will share a similar rhythm as we did in Destiny House. The structure is not what is important here, the heart and consistency of regularly meeting together is. Connection is crucial because the keys of our destiny are found in intimacy with God and in being deeply connected with our tribe. So however it looks to get connected and go deeper with our tribe, whatever rhythm of life that looks like, it’s important to dive in. I think some of the key questions for us all to ask ourselves are:  

Who am I running with in this season?

Where am I showing up regularly to know and be known together?

If you don’t yet know the answers to these questions, I encourage you to ask God who He is highlighting for you to build with during this season. Then wait on Him and listen to what He says. Once several are highlighted, take some risks to initiate times to connect and grow deeper together and see where God takes it from there.

 In this hour, I believe it is crucial that we find our tribe and then dive in wholeheartedly to run together after the things of God. There is a Billion Soul Harvest on its way. God is shifting and aligning people with their tribe in this season so that they can grow into maturity to help steward and carry this massive revival.

Be encouraged, in this season, you are a perfect fit somewhere, but not everywhere. You are a unique shape. There is a community out there that has a “you” shaped hole. Don’t get discouraged if you try to fit somewhere and it doesn’t quite feel right. Rejection is redirection to somewhere better. God is in charge and over it all. It may take a little time to explore several communities before you find your people to run with. And once you find each other, it may take some time to build those relationships. This investment of time and heart is well worth the effort though because when you do find your tribe, you find your destiny. Keep going and don’t give up, you might just be one more risk away from finding your spiritual family to run with in this season.

You are an important part to what God is getting ready to release over our generation in this end time harvest. You will only be able to step into the fullest measure of your God-given destiny when you are rooted in the family of God (Ephesians 3:20). On this journey of discovery, I pray that you have grace to embark with fresh hope. I declare acceleration over you as you seek Jesus first above all things and take risks to find and grow deeper with the tribe God highlights to you in this season. Blessing you with divine appointments in finding the kindred spirits you were born to run with for such a time as this.

**To learn more about our rhythm of doing life together at Destiny House, see the Walking on Water E-course that goes into great depth with several sessions exclusively about our story and community life there.

by Jennifer A. Miskov, Ph.D.

For the past seven years, I have been a part of building a revival culture in an intentional worshiping community called Destiny House. Every Friday morning, we opened our doors for a worship encounter time and essentially hosted a house church together. Because this has been such a huge part of my life, many might think I would naturally lean toward the deconstruction of the formal church structure and move away from anything “organized” or institutionalized. However, from personal experience of being committed to the wider church at the same time and a recent epiphany when reading the book of Acts, I cannot say that house church is the only way forward, though I do believe it is essential and will play an important role for where God is taking us next. We all are the church and that can come in lots of different shapes and sizes (1 Peter 2:5). Ultimately, the kingdom of God is all about family, however that might look in our day.

I have friends who lead churches, movements, and even stadium events that I fully believe in, support, and have participated in. Because of these things, while I tend to overemphasize the smaller more intimate spaces of connection, I also believe there is something important about the larger gatherings, whether that be weekly celebrations with the wider body of Christ or even stadium events to go after mass evangelism. As we continue together on this journey of reframing what the church can look like in our generation, please note that this article is an invitation into my current thought process which is still being shaped. I am also not trying to define what church is here but may attempt that another time. I look forward to the dialogue that will come.

Since we are all members of the Body of Christ, it is important we stay connected to Him and to each other, so we can fulfill His purposes on the earth (1 Corinthians 12:12-31). Each one of us plays a special role in what God is doing in our generation. We need each other to be able to step into the fulness of our destinies (Ephesians 3:20). Both church gatherings with the entire community coming together and cultivating revival in family around God’s presence in smaller settings can go side by side to strengthen our connection as the Body of Christ.

During an in-depth study in the book of Acts, some Scriptures stood out for me that demonstrate the value for both larger formal gatherings with corporate direction and the more spontaneous organic ones that take place in smaller settings (this is a generalization). After Pentecost when many were added to the church, to continue to steward the fire they had just received, the Christians in the early church

Continued daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved. Acts 2:46-47

A little later in Acts 5, Peter and the other apostles were imprisoned, beaten, and told to be silent for their faith. They left that persecution rejoicing for being found worthy to co-suffer for the sake of Christ. Right after this in Acts 5:42 it says, “And daily in the temple, and in every house, they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ.”

The apostles in the book of Acts gathered in the temple, or what we might call a more organized place of worship or church, to proclaim the gospel and they also met in private homes to disciple the new converts. They realized the importance of meeting together in the wider corporate meetings to teach the truth and share vision and also saw significance in nurturing the newer believers in the smaller setting of a home. The rhythm of the Christian life in the early church was not either larger gatherings or house meetings for connection in the midst of the move of God, it was both and more.  

Acts provides us with a paradigm for healthy growth and discipleship within the Body of Christ. Wider church celebrations are just one leg of building healthy community. The other leg is meeting together in smaller groups in the intimate space of the home or other place. Location is not important. Connection is, no matter how that might look. Having a balance of both corporate times to be together to worship as well as making time to connect in smaller groups so that each one is fully known, can be important elements in spiritual growth. It is easy to go to a weekend celebration service and hide in the back. But in a smaller setting, each person has the opportunity to be seen and loved at a deeper level. And at the same time, if one only shows up at a house church that is in isolation from the wider body of Christ, it has the potential to become ingrown and get weird.

If we were to lean heavily or only on one of these legs, either the larger church gatherings or the smaller homegroup meetings, there would be an imbalance, and something would still be missing. It’s hard to run with only one leg. It’s not a question of either big church or small group house meeting, but it’s a both/and more opportunity to be walking, and running, in the fullness of what God intended for us as the Body of Christ. God is always moving. We need two legs to swiftly run after Him.

In this dialogue of exploring what it looks like to become the Body of Christ in the fullest measure, I pray that God surrounds you with your people to run with in this season. May you discover your tribe within a tribe so that you can grow into the full maturity of all that God has destined for you.

*To dive a bit deeper into learning how to find your tribe and also developing rhythms of doing life together, see blog entitled Finding Your Tribe.

**To learn more about our rhythm of doing life together at Destiny House go here or get access to the Walking on Water E-course that goes into great depth with several sessions exclusively about our story and community life there.

by Jennifer A. Miskov, Ph.D.

This week I had the opportunity to visit the home of Aimee Semple McPherson, a healing evangelist who has pioneered and paved the way for women in ministry. I was like a kid in a candy store when I walked in. So much epic revival history in the same place I was born at. We had a wonderful tour by Jackie who is in her 80s and still as vibrant as ever. So inspiring to see how she partners with the Holy Spirit to welcome people into Aimee’s home. This home in the heart of Los Angeles carries so much peace and glory.

At the end of our tour, we got to play a few worship songs on Aimee’s piano and the presence of God was so thick there. At one point a few dropped to their knees and God ministered beautiful healing and encounter right there in Aimee’s living room. When we walked out of the doors, it literally felt like we walked out of one heavenly glory realm back into the real world. It was such a sharp contrast. I love how God decided to send Aimee all the way over from Canada to dig a deep well in the heart of the City of Angels.

Even though I have studied Aimee’s life and even taught classes on her legacy, this was the first time I made the trip to visit her home. It was also so special to have two passionate Jesus loving friends, Tiffany and Yesenia, join me on this adventure. Here’s some pictures and a little more about Aimee’s legacy below.

“Oh, Lord, I am so hungry for your Holy Spirit. You have told me that in the day when I seek you with my whole heart you will be found by me. Now, Lord, I am going to stay right here until you pour out upon me the promise of the Holy Spirit for whom you commanded me to tarry, if I die of starvation. I am so hungry for Him I can’t wait another day. I will not eat another meal until you baptize me.”

— Aimee Semple McPherson about her 1908 Spirit Baptism encounter

Aimee moved to Los Angeles where she felt called to build a large church with only $5,000 right before the Great Depression. This got finished and fully paid off in cash. She also fed more people than the Red Cross during that time. Aimee became the first woman preacher on the radio. She was also friends with many movie stars who attended her church. She was known for presenting the gospel in a creative way that spoke to the culture of her time. Angelus Temple later released missionaries around the world and birthed the Foursquare movement which is continuing to impact the world for Christ today.

When Canadian born Aimee felt called to plant her roots in California, she tapped into a gold mine of apostolic inheritance deep within this land. So many powerful and radical Holy Spirit movements have since been birthed in this soil. From the Jesus People Movement with Lonnie Frisbee to Calvary Chapel with Chuck Smith to the Vineyard Movement with John Wimber to Iris Global with Heidi & Rolland Baker to Bethel Church with Bill Johnson and so on. And we must not forget what came before all of these in 1906 when a little band of friends hungry to see a move of God in their day who were desperate for a fresh baptism of the Holy Spirit gathered at a little house in Los Angeles. From that little Holy Ghost prayer meeting led by a one eyed African American man, son of slaves, William J. Seymour, the Azusa Street Revival was born.

I could go on and on about the rich revival history in California but I do want to say that God is doing a new thing in this land of revival for all who have eyes to see and ears to hear. The nations will once again be shaken by the mighty move of God that’s being birthed here in our era. May hunger for more of the Holy Spirit, which was at the foundation of most of these movements, lead us to a place of unyielding courage to run after Jesus with everything inside of us today.

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*To learn more about Aimee’s legacy, there’s a whole chapter on her life in Bill Johnson’s Defining Moments. And to learn more about the move of God in California at the Azusa Street Revival, see Ignite Azusa below.

by Jennifer A. Miskov, PhD, former Founding Director of Destiny House

I began to write my first book Silver to Gold nearly two decades ago. That book took me over seven years to write. As time went on and there were other things in my life I wanted to do, I realized that even though I didn’t feel the book was perfect, it was complete and I need to finish it. I felt that God was inviting me into a new season that I needed to make space for. Not long after I released Silver to Gold, next came Spirit Flood, then Life on Wings, then Defining Moments, Writing in the Glory, Ignite Azusa, Walking on Water and more. 

In a similar way of finishing one book to begin a new one, after seven years, today I announce that this marks the completion of the story of Destiny House in Redding as an official ministry (February 18, 2012-May 6, 2019). This is sad in one way because it was such a precious season that has forever marked my life. In another way (only since I’ve had a whole year to grieve, process, and accept the transition), it is also exciting because whenever God asks us to let go of something, it’s an invitation to experience more of His glory in new season.

I do not believe that ending Destiny House after its seventh year is not a death in anyway. Rather, it’s a completion of a season. It’s a finishing well of an assignment from Heaven. It is an ending of one chapter and an invitation to a whole new chapter. It is the end of one structure, and the beginning of a new one. It is letting go of the old wine skin and embracing the new one so that we can we drink the new wine together. From covenant friendships to ministries to healing to creativity to freedom to art to dance to voices being restored to Reformation fire to finding family, Destiny House Redding has completed its good work during its time in Redding.

Just like how the Welsh Revival is still releasing encounters over 100 years later, we believe that what was cultivated in Destiny House will do the same as we continue to steward the testimonies and carry the DNA of what we experienced together. While the functioning structure of what Destiny House looked like with Friday morning worship times at the house on Placer Street will no longer exist in its previous form, the 100 year vision for worship to be released in the context of family and the multiplication of worshipping communities around the world is still very much alive, it will just take a different shape.

Throughout this journey with Destiny House, one of the most important things we have learned is that it’s all about Jesus and family. In our journey together, we discovered that we are the Living Stones; it’s not about a place but it’s about a People. While structures are important, at the end of the day God is building each one of us up and fitting us together, connecting our lives together to build a habitation for Him to come and dwell. We ourselves are the temples of the living God. It’s not confined to one space or location. Wherever we go, we are the houses that releases destiny.

Though we are completing one season, the legacy of Destiny House will live on. The testimonies of what God has released in this tribe are timeless and the lives that have been transformed are many. We are grateful for such a sweet season together in Redding and are now looking forward with anticipation to being launched into a greater measure of our destiny, taking what we learned in Destiny House to the nations and to all environments to see Jesus be the center of it all.  

We are greatly indebted to each one who has lived with or run with the Destiny House tribe for a season and helped cultivate the well of intimacy with Jesus with us. We are grateful to each one who has sown their talents, presence, resources into helping us become the people God has created us to be and helping us release revival through family around the world. We believe there will be eternal rewards and that a great blessing will rest upon each one who has joined us for any part of our journey. As we transition into His greater glory and are launched into a greater measure of our destiny, we believe and pray the same will happen to you. Thanks for believing in us and stewarding a heart for pure worship and adoration to Jesus. We love you and will see you in the nations.

 To learn more off how this transition unfolded, see:

Living Stones: Open Letter about Changes in Destiny House June 17, 2018 written from Mozambique, Africa
My Crazy Life: Destiny House and Personal Update July 17, 2018 written just before moving out of both Destiny House and my house in Redding to Maui for a short sabbatical that got extended.

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Destiny House Passing the Torch to YWAM

On April 30, 2019, some of the Destiny House family went to the house on Placer that is now being stewarded by YWAM to share testimonies, bless them with a prophetic painting done by a Destiny House alumni who used to be in YWAM, pass the torch, and worship together with our brothers and sisters in the Lord who are now currently stewarding the house on Placer Street. It was definitely a special night to unite tribes together.

Destiny House Legacy Celebration

On May 4, 2019, we gathered at Annette and Mike Biggers home to complete our 7 year season as running together in the context of Destiny House Redding. We ended where we began, in family gathering around God’s presence. What a special way to complete an epic season, in family from all different generations represented.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for this special season. We would love to hear how you’ve been impacted by what God has done within our community. Please send testimonies to us at info@silvertogold.com to be used for an upcoming project we’re working on to release this legacy around the world.

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As for me personally, I am feeling drawn to partner with God to see revival in the nations, especially Europe with Destiny House alumni. More on that as the story unfolds. To learn more of how God shifted my life from Destiny House and Redding into the nations and what He’s been showing me personally during this time, hear a recent message I gave in Texas about Hebrews 12:1-2. Or check out the full podcast with Destiny Worship below.

by Jennifer A. Miskov, PhD.

Since last November I have been marked by Hebrews 12:1-2 and have felt it is an important Word for 2019. I have been compelled to release this word recently on my journey around the world and the nation. In some ways, I feel I have been living this message of throwing off everything that hinders to run after Jesus and the assignments He has given me in this season. While in Fredericksburg, VA I discovered this beautiful painting by Rose Rector and was marked by the phrase "You move Me" written on such an image. The artist gave me permission to share this with you.

Today on Good Friday, Jesus made the ultimate sacrifice on our behalf. He said YES to His God-given assignments because you and I were the JOY set before Him. We were what moved Jesus to endure such suffering. What great worth He places on our lives. It was connection with us that moved Him each step of the way as He carried His cross, was mocked, beaten, ridiculed, and had nails driven into His hands and feet. I'm undone by such great love. It has forever marked and changed my life.

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross,scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Hebrews 12:1-2

This is our time to throw off everything that hinders, even the good things, and run the race set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus. Today is a great day to renew our vows and give a fresh YES to Jesus. He is awakening hearts and inviting us to come closer. Even if we don't get one more breakthrough in our lives or have one more prayer answered, when we have Jesus we have everything. He has already given us way more than we deserve. His blood paid for it all. May you receive His unyielding love afresh today and may you embrace the gift of Jesus in the deepest places.