The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Psalm 33:12, “Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD,

The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance.”

Two hundred and forty-one years ago, the United States of

America was born! Virtually every historical document regarding

our nation gives evidence that we were founded upon faith in

our LORD Jesus Christ. Thus, the Psalmist’s word clearly applies

to our beloved United States. The LORD was and is our foundation!

And we are promised blessing only as we faithfully abide in Him.

We are people “chosen for His own inheritance.” Think of that!!

Solomon wrote, “Righteousness exalts a nation…”; but he also

wrote, “…sin is a disgrace to any people” (Prov. 14:34). We

have a been blessed with a strong foundation, but we must labor

to maintain that with which we have been blessed. Nations are

simply the aggregate of their people. If we relax in our devotion

to God –if we allow ourselves to drift into sin—we will become

a disgrace to the LORD and will weaken our witness to others

of His salvation and blessing! It’s so easy to pass blame on the

Congress or on the President for the slippage in our devotion to

God. But, WE are the people! Maintaining the greatness of our

blessed nation starts at our doorstep! Pray for our nation and

its leadership! We face enormous struggles at home and abroad.

Yet, “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble”

(Ps. 46:1).

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMERICA! We’ll do our part to keep you

strong in the LORD!

Praying for you and loving you every day,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas

“We never know that God is all we need

until He becomes all that we have.”