“Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory.” —1 Peter 1:8 (kjv)

One of the greatest blessings that accompanies revival is joy. To quote Peter, it’s pure “joy unspeakable and full of glory”! To receive revival is to receive the joy of the Lord—our strength and our hope!

Revival is a great releaser of God’s joy. If there is no joy in the meeting, it isn’t revival.

“A genuine revival without joy in the Lord is as impossible as spring without flowers, or day-dawn without light.” –Charles Spurgeon

Prayer Prompt: O God as we pray for revival, visit us with joy unspeakable. Fill us until we overflow. Allow our lips to praise you and set our feet a’dancing. Give us joy that is contagious, dependent not on our circumstances but on your presence. Joy, joy, joy!

Join the whole church in prayer daily, in worship together on Sundays at 10 AM, and at a new course on Life in the Spirit at 6 PM, and also on Wednesday evenings praying together for an hour at 6:30 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 🌊​​🛶

These daily devotionals will continue into next week, daily sent each morning by email, and posted as videos on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and as podcasts on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.

Devotional: Nick Harrison, Our Cry for Revival: 365 Devotions and Prayers for an Outpouring of God’s Spirit (Brentwood, TN: B&H, 2024).