The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Proverbs 9:10-11, “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom,

And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 11 For by me your

days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you.”

None of us knows how long we will live on Earth. In His wisdom, the

LORD created us to remember the past, but have no knowledge of

the future other than what He reveals in His Word. The word fear

(??????? yirah) also means reverence. Both should be employed here

for our understanding. We should revere the LORD because of who

He is and fear Him for what He can do. How would you behave if you

were today to physically meet the LORD Jesus Christ? Of course,

you would dress your very best; but how would you “feel” inside.

Would you be frightened? Oh, but what if you had said or done

something you knew to be displeasing to Him. How would you “feel,”

knowing that He knew what you had said or done? Getting all of this

right is what Solomon meant when he said it was “the beginning of

wisdom.” And all of this is extremely important because the LORD

controls our number of days on this Earth.

May we all live to honor and glorify our LORD Christ Jesus!

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas