Doug Lyon
Senior Pastor
AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE
Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
~1 Thessalonians 5:18
Thomas Jefferson was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. He was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson understood that the new nation was a fortunate people. “How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy.”
Over the last few months, most Americans have been inconvenienced by COVID-19. The coronavirus has disrupted our normal activities, but we still enjoy material possessions and pleasures that many people in the world do not, including brothers and sisters in the Lord that are marginalized or suffering for their faith in oppressive countries that are hostile to the gospel of Christ.
Voice of the Martyrs magazine reports that: “The world is becoming increasingly dangerous for people who place their faith in Jesus Christ. Figures cited recently by a human rights representative … show that 105,000 Christians are killed each year solely because of their faith. That translates into one Christian every five minutes.”
Be sure to thank God today for His goodness to you and to pray for fellow Christians around the world that are facing persecution for their faith in Christ.