Jonathan Evans, son of noted pastor Dr. Tony Evans, paid tribute to his late mother Lois Evans at the NRB 2020 Christian Media Convention on Feb. 25.
According to The Christian Post, Evans shared his mother’s words of perseverance as she battled an incurable form of gallbladder cancer.
“I have every expectation that you will do that as my family, but God has an expectation that you always remember, through thick and thin, that you are here to serve the purposes of God,” Evans recalled his mother telling him.
“[She said], ‘Everything from pain and anguish … opposition that comes against you is all a distraction from the reason why you are here. So will you stand up and hold your head up and you will continue the work of the ministry,’” Evans added.
Evans then encouraged Christians to persevere by taking his mother’s words to heart.
He said, “Everybody here is facing something where you need to hear a word that says that you are here no matter what you’re going through, no matter what you face. You’re here to serve the purposes of God.”
“Do not turn to the left or to the right, we are too close. The Promise Land is right here.”
As a former football player, Evans offered an analogy for how players “think about Monday” as Sunday’s game would be assessed.
“You better stay focused, because one day your coach will pull down the screen…
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