The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Colossians 3:16-17, “Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you,

with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms

and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts

to God. 17 Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the

Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.”

Dwell is an imperative verb here. It is a divine mandate. Richly means abundantly.

Teaching and admonishing are also imperatives. We are, therefore, to “fill up to

overflowing” with the Word of God, and let it overflow into the lives of others.

Then, we are to sing and be thankful for all the LORD is and has done for us.

No idleness here, huh? You bet!

We love you undyingly,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas

Dear Grands,

Colossians 1:15-17, “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

16 For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible,

whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities– all things have been created through Him

and for Him. 17 He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.”

The Bible says that “no one has seen God at any time” (John 1:18; I John 4:12). God here is

the Father. Yet, the Father has revealed Himself in and through His Son, Jesus Christ. Jesus

is the Creator of all things; and all things were created for Him. A scientist I met in Hawaii

confirmed that scientists called the unseen “glue” that holds everything together the
“Colossian force.” So, even “global warming” is controlled by the LORD God in Heaven.

Love you all,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas

Dear Grands,

2 John 1:7-9, “For many deceivers have gone out into the world,

those who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh.

This is the deceiver and the antichrist. 8 Watch yourselves, that you

do not lose what we have accomplished, but that you may receive a

full reward. 9 Anyone who goes too far and does not abide in the

teaching of Christ, does not have God; the one who abides in the

teaching, he has both the Father and the Son.”

We can never be too careful. Our salvation does not depend upon

our works, be we must never presume upon God. He expects us

to live in and by His Word.

We love you immensely,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas

Dear Grands,

1 John 5:14-15, “This is the confidence which we have before Him,

that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 15 And if

we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have

the requests which we have asked from Him.”

Very simple: we ask; He hears and grants the request. But, our

asking must be according to His will. And His will is revealed in

His Word. Read the Word, pray, and believe.

Love you all,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas

Dear Grands,

1 John 3:1-3, “See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, t

hat we would be called children of God; and such we are. For this reason

the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. 2 Beloved, now

we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we will be.

We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see

Him just as He is. 3 And everyone who has this hope fixed on Him purifies

himself, just as He is pure.”

Stay focused on Jesus. Stay pure in your thoughts and you will stay pure

In your actions. The wickedness that prevails in this world is a sure sign

of the Coming of our LORD Jesus. We do not know when He will come,

but we don’t want to be embarrassed by not being pure and ready.

We love you gobs,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas