Jill Austin - Master Potter : from brokenness to divine destiny : an allegorical journey

From Brokenness to Divine Destiny An Allegorical Journey

JILL AUSTIN

D EDICATION

I dedicate this book to the loving memory of my mother, Elizabeth Isabelle Austin, a pioneer and forerunner. You were the only graduating female medical doctor in your class at the University of California, Berkley. You practiced medicine for 46 years and attained excellence as a woman in a male-dominated profession. You are my hero!

I know at first you didnt understand why I stopped being a professional potter and wasted my teaching degree by going into full-time ministry and traveling with a rag-tag, struggling Christian performing arts group. But you stood in my comer and encouraged me to run for my dreams, and even made up the financial differences when love offerings were low or nonexistent.

Im glad you came to know Master Potter like I do and that you laughed your way into glory as you departed this world. You stand today with the great cloud of witnessesstill my cheerleader.

Your sacrifices in the beginning enabled me to move into the global ministry I have today. I know that you will one day share in these rewards.

You are my inspiration. Mom, I love you forever.

Acknowledgments

I want to thank the many faithful people associated with Master Potter Ministries over the last 25 years.

There have been so many generous supporters, friends, office staff, actors, musicians, counselors and intercessors. You were willing to be radical and on the cutting edge when it wasnt popular. You were truly glorious comrades, always challenging the status quo. I love your abandonment for Jesus and your love for the Holy Spirits ministry. You have faithfully stood with me through both blessings and adversity. I love you all for your courage and loyal friendship.

Linda Valen has been my ministry assistant for the last ten years. She is the left lobe of my brain; without her I could accomplish very little. She is truly a woman of excellence and integrity. Linda serves sacrificially and unrelentingly, and has a tenacity and hunger to press into Jesus that few people possess.

My mentors through the years include Lonnie Frisbee, who was the catalyst behind the Jesus People and the Vineyard movement. I am grateful that he gave me the revelation that the Holy Spirit is a person and taught me how to move in the anointing. Thanks to John Wimber who taught me how to do the stuff and also how to train and equip others to do the stuff. Mike Bickle still inspires me with his radical, passionate love for Jesus. His humility in the midst of outstanding revelation is astonishing. His intercession, love for the Word and for the Holy Spirit continually inspire me.

A big thanks to the following contributing editors who hammered out the plot with me and gave voices to Beloved and the vessels that I love so much. Your invaluable writing skills and profound insights have significantly molded this book. What a delight to work with such gifted people: Madeline Watson, Jackie Macgirvin and Peggy de Alminana.

Thanks to Don Milam, Don Nori and the rest of the staff at Destiny Image for believing in Master Potter. Thanks for taking a risk on this prophetic, untra-ditional allegory.

Blessings to you all.

Jill

Endorsements

To me, there are two powerful things in this tremendously profound book. One is the Master Potters remolding us in ways we cant do for ourselves. The other is writer Jill Austins masterful storytelling ability. I predict God Himself will get hold of the reader in ways he or she has never dreamed of.

Oral Roberts Founder/Chancellor, Oral Roberts University Author, Still Doing the Impossible

As I read this book, not only was it a great prophetic journey and in the same caliber as Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings, but this is a Christian novel that took me in the Spirit. I was able to experience God and see in the Spirit as I read. This book opened my eyes to the reality of Heaven. I actually felt I was reading a prophecy. I highly recommend it as good Christian reading, prophetic story and revelation.

Todd Bentley Evangelist, Fresh Fire Ministries Abbotsford, BC, Canada

Jill Austin is a living parable of her writing on the Master Potter a woman who has literally been formed, crushed, reformed, glazed, fired, set aside, and fired again. Master Potter is a must read for every person who seeks a deeper walk with a living God.

As a testimony to her life, Jill, once a handful of broken and discarded earthen shards, is herself a compliment to any situation. She adorns the company and lives of all who know her in much the same way that a masterpiece of art graces a room. The fire of the Holy Spirit that emanates from Jills pen will warm even the coldest heart and make the soul farthest out sense the draw of the Almighty.

Every chapter holds the voices we all know so well, and some we have either been spared or taken prisoner by. Master Potter catches up the reader. Its as though we have been placed, again or for the first time, on the Potters wheel. The transformation, wet with the kindness and power of the Word, begins lovingly.

There is not a scenario or relationship, a set of circumstanceshigh or lowthat afflicts the human situation, that Jill has not brilliantly allegorized in her book. To read Master Potter is a living experience with the effect of a thousand inspiring and soul-searching tales.

We have all been Forsaken, felt her shame, used her excuses, and been chased down by Antagonist. But not everyone has completed the journey of encounter and transformation to Beloved. And that is just the beginning! On to the Potters House, and the great adventure begins.

Master Potter is a refreshing allegory of the rarest personal kind. For anyone who is interested in the spiritual dimension, Master Potter is a personal footpath on which to recognize oneself. It is as if the characters are there, just a few steps ahead, beckoning.

As a practical tool, this book, much like the parables Jesus used, is an asset to every minister, lay and ordained. From Rock-a-bye baby, never grow up to the lovesick Bridegroom pacing up and down the aisles waiting for His Beloved, Master Potter is a triumph. We await Mountain of Fire!

For any man, every woman, life has a way of putting us on the Potters wheel for formation and re-formation. A literary journey through Master Potter can arrange even the most confused fragments of the heart into a kaleidoscope of grace and beauty and guide the reader to becoming a vessel fit for a King! I hope you will read it, give it to your friends, send it to your enemies, and share it with your children.

Mahesh and Bonnie Chavda Pastors, All Nations Church Founders, Mahesh Chavda Ministries International

Charlotte, NC

Authors, The Original Sin and The Hidden Power of Prayer and Fasting

People of all ages will love this book. Open its pages and slip into the realm of the supernaturalthe real realm. Explore deep recesses of the unseen that will draw you close to a loving Father. This book proves that biblical reality is more exciting than occult fantasy!

Cindy Jacobs Co-founder, Generals of Intercession Author, Possessing the Gates of the Enemy

Jill is a prophetess. Her life, ministry and this book will cause you to fall more in love with Jesus. This is the greatest endorsement I could give about any book.

Che Ahn

Senior Pastor, Harvest Rock Church

Pasadena, CA Author, Into the Fire

With the skill of a true artisan, our dear friend Jill Austin descriptively paints a vivid picture with words that will captivate your attention and create an increased hunger and insatiable desire to know your Creator. In the hands of the Master Potter, you will find your heart gripped with love. You will weep with gratitude and rejoicing that you are chosen! This book is a modem day classic right at your fingertips!