The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Luke 2:6-7, “While they were there, the days were completed for her to give birth.

And she gave birth to her firstborn son; and she wrapped Him in cloths,

and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.”

After the discomforting 70 to 80-mile journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem,

there is no wonder that Mary was ready to give birth to her Son, Jesus. It is

doubtful that either she or Joseph had calculated the date, but the LORD

had. Every tiny detail was divinely intended and attended. Jesus was Mary’s

“firstborn Son.” Jesus was His Father’s “only begotten Son” (John 3:16).

“…and she wrapped Him in cloths.” The King James Version says, “swaddling

clothes,” which some have mistakenly considered to be some spiritually

significant cloths. Yet, the dictionary describes it “to wrap, bind, or swaddle

with bands of some material.” The cloth was not significant; the Child who

was wrapped with it was! Then, she “laid Him in a manger,” the trough from

which animals ate. How lowly can one get? I was present when each of

you were born (JD might be the exception); and each of you were born in

the sterile environment of a comfortable hospital and attended by an

experienced competent physician. Jesus had none of that. He was born

in a cattle stall “because there was no room for them in the inn.” This

may have been in His mind when later He said, ‘The foxes have holes and

the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head’

(Lk 9:58). How blessed we are! Not only were our births sanitary, but now, so

are our homes. Thank the LORD today for His multiple blessings!

We thank the LORD for each one of you,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas