Russell Brand, comedian and actor, was baptized into the Christian faith earlier this year and it seems like he’s had an authentic conversion, reading his Bible regularly, sharing the gospel, and stating on Monday that he’s been experiencing coincidences that he says have been “created by prayer” as a “sacred synergy.” He then shared that’s been getting a lot of spiritual benefits from doing Nicky Gumbel’s Bible in One Year.
It’s so cool to see someone first come to Jesus and the passion and love they have for their Savior after grasping they’ve been forgiven of their sins and are no longer slaves to their impulses and former behaviors. Brand has an amazingly large platform from God through which to share His Word and influence millions for Christ. This is grace in action, folks.
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The 49-year-old British actor also reflected on “coincidences” and their relationship with Christian prayer. He shared a personal example of praying on Sunday for Christ to knock on the door of his heart and to allow him to open it to Him. “So, I was thinking about this idea of our Lord Jesus knocking on the door of my heart,” Brand said, “because I was starting to feel like although I’m Christian, there is of course… more territory within me to be yielded to him.”
The actor proceeded to recount that the next day, Monday, the 7th anniversary of his marriage to Laura Gallacher, his wife gave him “this gift.” He showed the camera a small triptych and opened it to reveal a crucifix, saying “as I opened the doors, I saw that coincidences happen more when I pray.” “What a great anniversary present from a great wife,” he added.
The more I pray, the more coincidences happen. pic.twitter.com/74iZDuyWEx
— Russell Brand (@rustyrockets) August 26, 2024
“I need spirituality,” Brand previously stated, explaining what has driven his conversion to Christianity. “I need God, or I cannot cope in this world.” He then made the suggestion that the reason so many folks are now turning toward the Christian faith is because the primary worldview of society today is hollow and devoid of real hope, crumbling to pieces when scrutinized, leaving people hungry for more.
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“I know a lot of people are sort of cynical about the increasing interest in Christianity and the return to God, but to me, it’s obvious,” he went on to explain. “As meaning deteriorates in the modern world, as our value systems and institutions crumble, all of us become increasingly aware that there is this eerily familiar awakening and beckoning figure that we’ve all known all of our lives within us and around us. And for me, it’s very exciting.”
Last December, Brand told his followers he was reading the Bible and The Problem of Pain, a 1940 book by C.S. Lewis that explores the meaning of suffering in human life. In January, he said he was reading Pastor Rick Warren’s The Purpose-Driven Life and that he desired a “personal relationship with God.”
Such an inspiring story. Let’s all keep Brand in our prayers. It’s not easy being a Christian in the public spotlight. There’s a ton of eyes on you and people searching and scouring everything you say and post online in order to somehow discredit you as a hypocrite. It can be discouraging. Pray the Holy Spirit strengthens Brand and allows him to use his platform for the spread of the gospel.