The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

John 8:57-59, “Then said the Jews unto him, ‘Thou art not yet fifty years old,

and hast thou seen Abraham?’ 58 Jesus said unto them, ‘Verily, verily, I say

unto you, Before Abraham was, I Am.’ 59 Then took they up stones to cast at

Him: but Jesus hid Himself, and went out of the temple, going through the

midst of them, and so passed by.”

Rejection is not an easy thing to handle. But it can be handled, if we know

how. Jesus was being challenged by the Pharisees. He was teaching them

what His Father intended them to hear and obey. They insisted that Abraham

was their father and that they were to follow the Law of Abraham. Jesus said

that He lived before Abraham. That got their attention big time! The believed

Jesus to be a fraud and they sought to kill Him. Jesus was certainly not lacking

physical power. He could have summoned angels to protect Him; however, He

hid Himself and escaped out of the Temple, where all of this took place. The

point is: there are times to turn away. Often our increased witness produces

anger in others. We are to “listen” to the Holy Spirit. If He indicates that we

should not continue to witness, we should stop and turn away. David turned

away from his own brothers, when they scolded him regarding his words

about Goliath (1 Sam 17:30). It is not wrong to turn away when others are

rejecting our words of witness. Just be sure that the Holy Spirit is directing you

to do so.

Thanks you for your prayers for us. We had a GREAT DAY at Southwest

City yesterday!

We love and pray for you daily,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas