Something’s stirring in us. As a church, we’re sensing the Spirit inviting us deeper — not into more noise or pressure, but into the real thing. Presence. Formation. Mission. Life.
That’s what River is all about.
This 21-day devotional is designed to help us live from the truth that we are already part of what God is doing. We are His living temples. His Spirit dwells in us. And His life-giving water flows through us into the places around us — our homes, our workplaces, our neighbourhoods.
Each day will guide you through Scripture, offer a short reflection, invite you deeper with practical theology, and give you a simple prayer and activation. It’s designed to stretch you — not overwhelm you — and help you walk more fully in your identity as a presence-carrying, Kingdom-living person of God.
You’ll need 10–15 minutes a day, a quiet moment, and a bit of courage. Not heaps. Just enough to say yes.
We’re not just stepping in for ourselves.
We’re stepping into the river for the sake of the world.
Join us.
A 21 Day Community Devotional

There will be swarms of living things wherever the water of this river flows. Fish will abound in the Dead Sea, for its waters will become fresh. Life will flourish wherever this water flows. (Ezekiel 47:9)
A Garden in the Concrete
The Spirit flows through us, bringing life into dry ground. This is not theory. It is movement. We are temples on the move. The river flows through our everyday yes.
Hope on Display
Hope is not surface optimism. It is steady, visible, and strange enough to make people ask. We do not shine for show but to reveal a story only Jesus makes possible.
The Way Down
Jesus did not climb. He descended into love. The Kingdom moves through humility, not control. Mission looks like quiet surrender, faithful presence, and choosing the hidden path of self-giving.
Song from a Cell
Joy is not cheeriness. It is fierce trust that God is near and the story is not over. In grief and weariness, joy becomes quiet defiance. It lights the way.
Whispers and Wonders
The Spirit still speaks and moves. Gifts are not for show but for others. Even trembling obedience becomes encounter. This is where theory ends and the Kingdom becomes real.
The Overlooked King
Jesus is hiding in plain sight. In crisis rooms, on broken bus routes, in tired eyes we overlook. Mission begins by noticing Him there and letting love move us closer.
Scandalous Tables
God’s justice often looks like hospitality. Kingdom tables include the overlooked, disrupt isolation, and taste like belonging. Every meal shared in love is not just kindness. It is resistance and renewal.
The Shepherd in the Shadows
God doesn’t remove valleys; He walks them with us. His presence brings rest, courage, and restoration. Mission here means being with others in suffering until His river makes valleys bloom.
Kitchen Table Diplomats
God entrusts us with reconciliation. Mission looks like peace carried into everyday cracks — apologies, forgiveness, tenderness. Jesus is our peace, creating new humanity and mending fractured relationships with Spirit-empowered love.
The Current of Love
Mission starts with compassion, not pressure. Jesus carried love before instruction. Spirit-filled love transforms — avoiding coercion, resisting sentimentality. Presence before task, love before strategy: this is the Kingdom’s deepest current.
This Is That, Here
Pentecost continues, the Spirit still pours out. Empowerment isn’t performance but participation. Prophecy, healing, and peace reveal Jesus in tangible ways, turning ordinary lives into witnesses of Kingdom power.
Boasting in the Broken
Weakness isn’t disqualification but witness. God works through cracks, revealing His sufficiency. Our limits open space for grace, showing the world Jesus’ presence more clearly than polished strength ever could.
Burnt Dumplings and Good Fruit
The Spirit grows fruit in life’s stretch. Patience in delays, joy in pressure, love when thin. Trials aren’t wasted; they are soil where lasting, Spirit-grown character ripens.
The Shape of Me
God shaped you with care. Your wiring, story, and presence matter. Discernment means noticing His Spirit in your everyday and letting your unique life become a vessel of Kingdom love.
The Rest Resistance
Kingdom rest isn’t a break from mission — it’s how we do mission. Trusting God enough to stop is its own act of faith, declaring He’s the one who sustains and carries the work.
Not Staff, Just Kids
You’re not earning your place in God’s family. You’re already loved, chosen, and called. Mission flows from knowing you are His.
The Vine, the Stillness, and the Long Game
Fruit doesn’t come from forcing it. It comes from staying close to the One who gives life. In quiet connection, God shapes your character and grows Kingdom life that blesses those around you.
Quiet is Loud
The Kingdom moves like yeast, quiet, hidden and unstoppable, transforming everything from the inside out. Our role is to notice, trust and make space for the Spirit’s slow, powerful work.
Sacred Sneakers
You are a priest in the places you already walk. Your home, work, and neighbourhood are sacred ground where God’s presence is carried through you.
Altars in the Ordinary
The Spirit rests on ordinary people for extraordinary purposes. You carry hope into broken places, bringing light and good news into everyday spaces that need healing.
Author’s note: I used AI as a tool to help shape these devotions. It’s a new tool, and one I’ve found helpful for synthesising my ideas and shaping words in ways that can draw us deeper into what God is speaking and where He is leading us. With that said, every reflection has been prayed over, wrestled with, and written out of my own walk with God and with you.