The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

I Corinthians 11:3, “But I want you to understand that Christ

is the head of every man, and the man is the head of a woman,

and God is the head of Christ.”

It is exciting when you are elected or appointed head of an

organization like the president or CEO of say, a leading bank.

You will have a huge salary, a company car, and expense account

and scores of people underneath your authority. But, there’s

far more to it than all of those “perks.” With authority comes

responsibility. It’s the same in the home. The husband is the

head of the wife. Big stuff, huh? Well, with that position of

authority comes the responsibility of providing for the needs

of the household: where they live, heat and cooling for the

house, food for the table, clothing for the entire family, and

the list goes on and on and on. ~Now, when a boy grows to

manhood and marries a girl and starts his own family, he

removes himself from his father’s house and becomes the

authority in his own home. BUT, with that authority comes

the same responsibility that his father has over his home.

Authority and responsibility always go together! You can’t

have one without the other. And the only way to be

successful is to recognize the LORD as your Supreme Authority!

As children rely upon their parents, so the parents must rely

upon the LORD. Then and only then is the home what God

intends and blesses.

Love you guys abundantly!

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas