Pastor Saeed Abedini: American Christians lack true revival; Iranians spend more time praying and evangelizing

Pastor Saeed Abedini says American Christians might be lacking true revival, and noted that Iranians generally spend a lot more time praying and evangelizing.

Recently, Abedini revealed that he had spoken to Liberty University senior vice president for Spiritual Development David Nasser. He told Nasser that since he was freed from prison in Iran, pastors have been asking him to pray for American Christians to experience revival.

While everybody right now is discussing politics, Abedini says is may be a sign that America is looking to politics to satisfy a thirst. However, he said politics will not quench that thirst; only Jesus Christ can.

When he asked a student there if the university is experiencing a revival, the student answered that they have good worship, Bible study, and service for the Lord. However, Pastor Abedini said good worship, Bible study, and service are great, but they are not indicative of a true revival.

"New believers in Iran pray at least five hours a day and they are ready to give their life to keep their faith," Abedini said in his post on Facebook. "And when you ask them if they have revival, they say, 'No! We don't know the Bible very well, we don't evangelize enough and we don't preach. We can't find a church to go to and we feel very bad about it.' In them, I see revival."

Abedini explained that American Christians are blessed with so much, but their hearts still need revival. He said the type of revival that they need is the one that brings them on their knees to pray.

Pastor Abedini was jailed in Iran for three and a half years for his Christian faith and was freed in January in a prisoner exchange deal. While in prison, the pastor said he had witnessed so many people sticking with their faith despite their difficulties, while others took up torturers on their offer to instead embrace Islam so their torture would stop.