The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Titus 2:11-14. “For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men,

12 instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously

and godly in the present age, 13 looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the

glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus, 14 who gave Himself for us to redeem us

from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous

for good deeds.”

There’s an implication in this passage that unless we deny ungodliness and live righteously,

we will overlook the Blessed Hope, which is the Coming of our LORD Jesus Christ. ~ There

are mixed beliefs about what the withdrawal of England from the European Community

will have upon all the nations of the world. It just may be that her withdrawal will be her

elimination from the 10 nation confederacy that will be controlled by the Antichrist.

That is precisely why Norway never entered the European Common Market! We are

living in the end times. What we eliminate from our lives that allows us to live righteously

will be advantageous to ourselves and to the LORD.

We will love you to the end,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas

Dear Grands,

Philippians 4:8, “Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable,

whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good

repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.”

Dwell is an imperative in Greek. It is not something to be treated lightly; it is

very important.

You are loved undyingly,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas

Dear Grands,

1 Timothy 6:17-19, “Instruct those who are rich in this present world

not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but

on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy. 18 Instruct them to

do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, 19

storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future,

so that they may take hold of that which is life indeed.”

Riches mean different things to different people. To the worldly, it means

“more money”; but to those who are focused on Christ, it’s “good works” and

“generosity toward others.” The worldly’s riches are uncertain. What God

bestows upon us have eternal certainty.

Love you all,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas

Dear Grands,

2 Thessalonians 1:11-12, “…we pray for you always, that our God will count you worthy of your calling,

and fulfill every desire for goodness and the work of faith with power, 12 so that the name of our Lord Jesus

will be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.”

Everything we think or do should bring glory to our LORD Jesus Christ. Just as a mother

loves to hear her baby coo, our LORD loves to hear His children pray. I have kidded Nana

so much about “carrying out the trash,” that the nurses now kid both of us about it. It’s

just a joke, and we always laugh about it; but seriously, I praise the LORD for the strength

to do it. (You’ll know what I mean when you get to my age.) Even when things seem to go

wrong, the LORD is working for the good of His children and for His own glory!

Love you all always,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas

Dear Grands,

1 Thessalonians 4:15-17, “For this we say to you by the word of the Lord,

that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord, will not precede

those who have fallen asleep. 16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven

with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the

dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up

together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always

be with the Lord.”

Love always,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas