The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Psalm 73:25-26, “Whom have I in Heaven but You? And besides You, I desire nothing on Earth.

26 My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”

Sometimes life seem futile. We have only Heaven to which we can look forward.

Yet, the psalmist envisions only the LORD. Nothing on Earth is even equal to God.

We often fail to be and do the things that are right in His sight. We even fail to be

and do what is right in our own sight! How can we be rescued? “God is the strength,”

the Scripture says. He strengthens our hearts and the things we need (our portion).

The things we worry about, we should place in His hands. Paul virtually paraphrases

these verses when he says, “Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne

of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. (Heb. 4:16).

When I was younger, I sometime enjoyed being angry. Nana used to rescue me from

my anger by singing this little song:

Cheer up, ye saints of God,

There’s nothing to worry about;

Nothing to keep you being afraid,

Nothing to make you doubt.

Remember Jesus never fails;

So, why not trust Him and shout?

You’ll be sorry you worried at all

Tomorrow morning.

God bless you all in whatever situation you find yourself today.

Just trust the LORD. He is our deliverer.

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas