From the Pastor's Desk

There cannot be a spiritual awakening until someone, at least one, is awakened. God is busy awakening a company of awakeners, who will awaken others. "So wake up, you living gateways! Lift up your heads, you ageless doors of destiny! Welcome the King of Glory, for He is about to come through you" (Ps. 24:7 TPT). He will bring in His glory through us. We expect God to raise up another John Wesley. But no, it's us!

There is an awakening of champions. "The villagers ceased in Israel; they ceased to be until I arose; I, Deborah, arose as a mother in Israel... Awake, awake, break out in a song! Arise, Barak, lead away your captives, O son of Abinoam" (Judges. 5:7, 12). God had to awaken Deborah before He could use her to awaken Israel. The Lord is waking up Deborah in this hour! Some have already answered the call, but He's calling out for more to arise. The harvest is great, and more are needed to bring it in.

When you wake up, you open your eyes. Jesus longs for us to have dove's eyes (Song of Sol. 4:1). A dove's eyes can only focus on one thing at a time. The Lord wants to awaken a people with a singular focus, Jesus!

We have been through hard times. When Jacob was desperate and running from his brother, Esau, he didn't know that God was with him in that difficult place. "Jacob awakened out of his sleep, and he said, 'Surely Yahweh is in this place, and I didn't know it" (Gen. 28:16). We will awake to find that God was there after all. That may be what these last months have been about.

Pastors Mark and Jennifer