The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Psalm 109:1-4, “O God of my praise, Do not be silent!

2 For they have opened the wicked and deceitful mouth against me;

They have spoken against me with a lying tongue.

3 They have also surrounded me with words of hatred,

And fought against me without cause.

4 In return for my love they act as my accusers;

But I am in prayer.”

There is probably nothing more exasperating that having

someone tell lies about you. If you think it only happens to you,

think again! Whenever we seek to live godly lives, Satan raises

up someone to spread malicious things about us. Why would

anyone do that? There’s just no figuring out some people.

It could be jealousy; it could be a resistance to the truth and

love we’ve shown them. Some people think they exalt

themselves when they tear other people down. They resent

anyone who loves them and seeks to help them. What are

we to do? The psalmist says, “I am in prayer.” He has not

ignored them (they won’t allow that!); he just prays for them.

Jesus said, “Blessed are you when men shall revile you and

persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you

falsely, for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad: for

great is your reward in heaven; for so persecuted they the

prophets who were before you” (Mat. 5:11-12).

May the LORD bless and strengthen you today for His glory!

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas