I am not someone who posts frequently on Facebook, but I do enjoy reading through my newsfeed as it quickly allows me to read headlines of interest to me. Eric Metaxas had a post recently that linked to an article from “The Christian Post” titled, “4 Reasons NYC’s Faith Boom Could Forecast National Revival, ‘Spiritual Renaissance’.”

I think you can see why that got my attention! I have had conversations with many of the readers of this blog about the need for spiritual revival in this nation!

The article discusses how the Christian faith is “booming” (their word) in New York. The article then discusses how this boom in New York City could be the catalyst for a nation-wide spiritual renaissance. Church attendance is NYC is at 46% now, up from 31% in 2000. Adults with an “active faith” has risen 7 points in that same time frame.

If our nation’s biggest city is seeing this trend, the authors say it is not a stretch to say that this movement could sweep the nation. Now, some say the trend in New York is exaggerated by the influx of immigrant groups. For example, there are an estimated 900 Korean Christian churches in the borough of Queens alone! But, my point would be that God has led them here for a reason!

Maybe this is wishful thinking on our part because we are praying for a revival. But, maybe people are slowly starting to turn their hearts back to God. If you think about the last several years, people may be realizing that the economy isn’t going to save them. The government is going to save them. Even their quest to “feel good” isn’t going to save them.

No, the contentment we seek can only be given to us by God. He alone can save us from ourselves and give our lives the significance that we long for.

Join me in praying for revival in our country and around the world. All revivals have started with God’s people turning their hearts to Him in prayer.

Let’s pray that God’s Spirit would move and that people’s hearts would be turned to Him!

More to come…
Jeremy