Revival and Reformation

In the Spirit of Pentecost Sunday I’d love to share a word the Lord gave me a few years ago about the Rogue Valley and Living Waters. It’s been a prayer and a picture I’ve held close to my heart. I still believe it’s unfolding now.

Acts 2:1–7 is often shared when we talk about revival—when we’re asking God to move again. Or we bring it up when we talk about being like the early church. But I feel like the Holy Spirit is drawing attention to something different.

I saw fires being lit across Medford and throughout the Rogue Valley. But they weren’t fires of revival. They were fires of reformation.

Revival is when God moves.
Reformation is when someone who has been moved by God begins to respond.

Here’s what stood out to me from the passage:

“When the day arrived” – This speaks of kairos time: a divine window of opportunity. A moment like Esther’s—for such a time as this.

“They were all together in one place” – Not just physically together, but unified in heart, soul, mind, and strength. A wholeness of being.

“Suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind” – Wind symbolizes breath, voice, frequency. The vibration of heaven. The base note of God’s song. The heartbeat of the Father.

“Divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one” – Not uniformity, but differentiated unity. Unique expressions, all ignited by the same flame.

“They began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance” – This was more than speech. It was dreams being spoken. Purpose released. Creativity birthed. New forms of mission and innovation emerging—through partnerships, businesses, and spiritual movements.

“At this sound the multitude came together” – When heaven’s sound is carried through surrendered lives, it draws people in. It causes wonder. And they hear it in their own language—authenticity and creativity that connect in ways no one else can.

I believe this is beginning here in Medford.

Fires of reformation are being sparked through organizations, ministries, local government, and everyday people. People will come to the Rogue Valley not just to gather, but to find alignment. A people who are burning with purpose.

Living Waters is not being called to build a crowd.

We are being called to build a people whose lives are unified, Spirit-led, and fully alive to the presence and mission of Jesus.