The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

John 15:7, “’If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you,

ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.’”

Sometimes circumstances come at us so furiously that we

hardly know which way to turn or what to do. Jesus tells

us just to relax, to settle down and trust Him, and let His

Words fill us with His truths. Maybe we could compare it

with swimming. Just beating the water doesn’t do it. You

have to relax before you can swim. The Greeks had four

what we call “conditional sentences.” The all begin with

the word if. The one used here is the third. If you abide

in Me –maybe you will, maybe you won’t; and if My Words

abide in you –maybe they will, maybe they won’t; ask, and

what you ask shall be given to you. This is not a game of

chance! It is a promise of God. But it hinges on 1) whether

you are trusting fully in the LORD and 2) whether you are

allowing His Words to guide your life actions. I have to

wonder how much sickness is due to our failure to simply

abide in Jesus Christ.

May the LORD bless each of you in His Love,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas