The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Colossians 3:5-6, “Therefore consider the members of your earthly body

as dead to immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which

amounts to idolatry. 6 For it is because of these things that the wrath of

God will come upon the sons of disobedience…”

Sometimes we see and hear those who profess to be Christians engaging

in evil practices. The Bible warns us not to be like them. “Consider” means

“put to death” every kind of sexual impulse that lies outside of marriage,

every moral indecency, every evil desire, every circumstance and condition

that is harmful or injurious, and all bad behavior, even greed and covetness.

All of these ungodly attitudes and practices amount to idol worship. Any

and all of these things brings the furor of Almighty God upon the lives of

those who belong to Him, but engage in such things. As I read the accounts

of my students’ lives, I see the results of God’s wrath. Some of them have

suffered more than others, but all testify to the devastation that fell upon

them until they repented and turned back to God. Don’t mess with evil!

As “deliciously” as the devil paints it, evil ruins human lives. Be warned!

We love and pray the LORD will protect you all,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas