- We’re seeing something subtle yet significant: a quiet shift. Slowly but surely, more Christians are returning to the cultural practices that their forefathers once abandoned in pursuit of the gospel. People are tired—tired of praying and waiting, tired of trusting and seeing nothing change.
There’s an old Swahili proverb that goes, "Muacha mila ni mtumwa"—“He who abandons his culture is a slave.” And maybe, just maybe, this saying is beginning to resonate more deeply in today’s world, especially among Christians. The question is—why? Has Christianity stopped working? Has faith in Christ somehow lost its power?
We’re seeing something subtle yet significant: a quiet shift. Slowly but surely, more Christians are returning to the cultural practices that their forefathers once abandoned in pursuit of the gospel. People are tired—tired of praying and waiting, tired of trusting and seeing nothing change.
So when someone comes along and says, “You can get answers through cultural rituals,” it doesn’t take much to convince someone who’s been hurting for too long.
Practices once labelled as witchcraft, or what some call “African science,” are being revisited— this time, not in fear, but with curiosity and even hope. And it’s not just something happening in remote areas. It’s happening around us. In urban centres, in our homes, and among people we thought would never turn back.
We see people taking part in sacrifices—offering bulls, pouring out alcohol, and even blood— believing that the ‘gods’ will be appeased and their problems solved. We once condemned it as outdated or pagan, but desperation has a way of blurring lines.
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Add to this the heavy burdens of today: an illness that devastates entire families, like cancer, now affecting both the rich and the poor. Economies that feel like they’re falling apart.
Leaders are more interested in enriching themselves than helping the people they serve. In the face of all this, people are searching for solutions. But here’s the real question: Is revival still possible in a world like this?
Yes, it is. But not through shortcuts or rituals that promise quick fixes. True revival begins with going back to the basics—returning to a real relationship with God—a relationship that keeps believing even when the answers don’t come quickly.
Jesus asked a piercing question in Luke 18:8:
"I tell you, He will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?". That’s the question we all have to wrestle with.
Will He find people who still believe? People who haven’t run to other sources for help? People who are still holding on, still praying, hoping?
Because revival isn’t just some far-off dream; it’s a promise we must be ready for when it comes.
