YouVersion has revealed the Bible verse with the very best engagement on its app this 12 months – Philippians 4:6.
The favored Bible app stated the verse displays a pattern seen all year long of a rise in individuals in search of God by means of His Phrase and in prayer.
Philippians 4:6 is a Bible verse that Christians typically flip to in instances of hassle.
It says: “Don’t be concerned about something, however in each scenario by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, current your requests to God.”
YouVersion founder and CEO Bobby Gruenewald stated, “In lots of instances, our nervousness comes from holding on to worries we shouldn't have.
“This verse, which is essentially the most requested this 12 months, is an instance to me of our neighborhood in search of God in prayer and selecting to belief Him to bear their burdens – and we see that backed up within the information.”
YouVersion additionally noticed a rise in in-app prayer all through 2024. YouVersion permits individuals to share prayers with associates, point out that they’ve prayed for others, and full guided prayer classes connecting individuals to God by means of Scripture and prayer prompts. Inside these prayer options, YouVersion stated engagement is up 46 p.c this 12 months in comparison with 2023.
The phrases “prayer” and “peace” have been among the many most searched phrases on the app this 12 months, and the app additionally noticed a 37 p.c enhance within the variety of 24-7 prayer rooms hosted by the app this 12 months.
“All through 2024, we've seen a rise within the variety of individuals participating in nightly and each day prayer in varied international locations around the globe,” stated Carla Harding, worldwide director of merchandise at YouVersion companion 24-7 Prayer Worldwide.
“Our hope is that by means of fixed prayer, the worldwide church will likely be ignited within the presence of God and can carry His love with better compassion and energy to the neighborhood round it.”
General, in 2024, there have been a median of 11.2 million new apps put in every month and round 14 million each day customers.
The very best enhance in each day consumption was recorded in Central Africa, East Africa and Latin America. Nicaragua recorded the very best enhance of 107 p.c, adopted by South Sudan (82 p.c) and Venezuela (74 p.c).
“It's encouraging to see individuals within the YouVersion neighborhood, in each area of the world, participating with the Bible at such a excessive degree,” Gruenewald stated.
“These developments in Bible engagement spotlight commonalities to be discovered within the world church—the struggles we face and our want for God.”
