Almost a thousand people showed up to a Christian revival over the weekend that was led by several star football players from Ohio State University, an event that saw dozens of attendees get baptized, professing their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and their sincere desire to follow Him wherever He leads. What a beautiful thing to see in our day and age when the vast majority of individuals who are attending major universities and colleges are being brainwashed by radical progressive ideology that is being pushed by professors on campuses everywhere.
Running back TreVeyon Henderson, along with wide receiver Emeka Egbuka, defensive end J.T. Tuimoloau and former OSU wide receiver Kamryn Babb, are the players from the school that led the service, according to a report published by the student-run newspaper, The Lantern.
Via The Daily Wire:
During the meeting, the OSU football players talked about their faith in Jesus, and the crowd participated in singing worship songs. Babb, whose playing career was cut short by four ACL-related injuries, discussed how he didn’t realize how “broken” he was before he felt “the weight, the love, the grace, the mercy of God wrap [him] like a blanket.”
“I was just doing my thing because it was fun, and I’ll tell you this: I was on High Street, and I enjoyed it,” Babb said to the crowd. “I had fun. But at the same time, I didn’t recognize my condition. I was spiritually dead. I could go out there, and I could smile and laugh … but on the inside, I was broken.”
Man, this is already a powerful testimony and we haven’t even heard the end yet. However, what Babb is experiencing is common to all mankind. Every single one of us is born dead in our trespasses and sins. It’s only through an act of God’s grace, making us alive spiritually and drawing us to repentance and faith in Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit, that we can escape the consequences of our spiritual condition.
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After the players shared their messages, around 50 attendees joined them on stage to pray before many decided to be baptized, according to The Lantern. After people were baptized, volunteers helping with the event led them to a nearby building where they gave them Bibles and helped them read through Scripture.
Ohio St football players leading other students to Jesus! @OhioStateFB pic.twitter.com/mJwYNaGIja
— Dr. Derwin L. Gray (@DerwinLGray) August 26, 2024
“We were praying for years and years for an event like this, and we were praying with expectation. We serve a miracle-working God,” Egbuka went on to say. “So we definitely had an expectation when it came out, but God did increasingly and abundantly more than what we thought. So, we’re just blessed and thankful.”
Tuimoloau then stated, “I don’t think anything I accomplish on the field compares to what is happening now.”
Henderson, who led the Buckeyes with 926 rushing yards and 11 rushing touchdowns in the 2023 season, agreed with Tuimoloau, stating, “Whatever I’ve done, this right here — what God is doing — is so much more important and so much bigger.” The Christian revival meeting wrapped up the first weekend on campus after the start of the fall semester, which kicked off on Tuesday, August 20.
We hear so much bad news on social media that it can be easy to forget that God is ruling and reigning through Jesus Christ as we speak. He’s in charge of the universe. It’s all unfolding according to plan. Along with that, God is actively working for His glory to bring more and more people to the foot of the cross where they can find forgiveness for their sins.
Pray for these young men to be impactful for the kingdom on campus and on the football field.