The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Hebrews 10:23-24, “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope

without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; 24 and let us

consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds…”

You’ve heard the old adage, “The New is in the Old Concealed;

the Old is in the New revealed.” Nowhere in Scripture is this

truer than in the Hebrew Epistle. Paul has gone into great detail

to convince all his readers that Jesus is our Great High Priest and

that He is coming soon. With that in mind, he admonishes us to

be involved in several things. In verse 22, he tells us to “draw

near (to God) with a sincere heart.” Then, in our verses above

he encourages us to “hold fast (to the) confession of our hope…”

If we have drawn near to the LORD, we will hold fast to our

beliefs regarding Him and what His Word tells us is coming soon.

Then, he encourages us to “consider how to stimulate (provoke)

other believers to be loving and engage only in good deeds.

We know how to make others mad! How do we make others

loving and good? We have to think about it. Without question,

when we start thinking (about good and loving things) the Holy

Spirit will bring some ideas to our minds. What do you think

you sufficiently provoked? Then, get on with it! Provoke others!!!

We love you all with an undying love,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas