The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Ezekiel 14:2-4, 6, “And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

‘Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their hearts and

have put right before their faces the stumbling block of their iniquity.

Should I be consulted by them at all?

‘Therefore speak to them and tell them, “Thus says the Lord GOD,

‘Any man of the house of Israel who sets up his idols in his heart,

puts right before his face the stumbling block of his iniquity, and then

comes to the prophet, I the LORD will be brought to give him an

answer in the matter in view of the multitude of his idols…

Therefore say to the house of Israel, “Thus says the Lord GOD,

Repent and turn away from your idols and turn your faces away

from all your abominations….”

Although this command was spoken to Ezekiel to share with the men

of Israel, the principle applies to all of us today. And idol is anything

that attracts our attention away from God. It can be money or the

things money buys; it can be a physical wrong or a mental wrong –or

both! We all know the idols that turn our eyes away from God and

spiritual things. What’s more, some of the hurts we encounter are

what the LORD allows as a punishment for our wrong doings. Sin

is not something to play with. It’s like drinking poison directly from

a bottle. Grab you Bible daily and pray often. The LORD love you

and is willing to erase from you mind those things that come between

you and Him.

We love you, too, and pray for you every day,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas