Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said that God spared his life to witness 2021 despite the global challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic so that he could serve Him and humanity more.
He disclosed this Saturday during the second annual Thanksgiving Service of the state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) held at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta.
Obasanjo holds a Ph.D. in Theology and is the Asiwaju Onigbagbo of Ogun State.
He enjoined all Nigerians to give thanks to God for his mercies, saying it was a sign of ingratitude to do otherwise.
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“It is our duty to give thanks to God. You will be the most ungrateful person if you do not perform the duty of giving thanks to God.
“In all circumstances, give thanks. Therefore, if you fail to give thanks, you are failing a very significant duty of yours as a Christian.
“Last year 2020 was a very challenging year not only for us in Nigeria, not only for us in Africa but for the whole world.
“The fact that you are alive calls for giving thanks to God. It doesn’t matter which way you look at it, that those who you know as a result of Covid-19 are no more here with us not because you are better than they are, more knowledgeable than they are, it’s just by the grace of God.
“And if God gives you that grace, to still remain on earth, maybe for a purpose and I believe part of the purpose is for you to continue to serve humanity and to serve God. You cannot be a servant of God if you cannot give thanks to him.
“The purpose of being here is to perform our duty as Christians, by giving thanks to God,” Obasanjo said.