The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

2 Kings 6:5-7, “But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water;

and he cried out and said, ‘Alas, my master! For it was borrowed.’ 6 Then the

man of God said, ‘Where did it fall?’ And when he showed him the place, he

cut off a stick, and threw it in there, and made the iron float. 7 And he said,

‘Take it up for yourself.’ So he put out his hand and took it.”

In the midst of sickness and war and famine –a multitude of problems!—

the LORD demonstrates the value He holds for the practical things in life.

The sons of the prophets found the area in which they were living to be

too restricted. Their plan was to move to another area, and they asked

Elisha to go with them. He did. In the area near the Jordan River, they

cut trees to build houses. (Prophets are not exempt from manual work.)

But while one of them was seeking to fell a tree, the axe head came loose

from the handle and fell into the river. The man cried out to Elisha for

help. The axe he was using was not his; it was borrowed! Its loss was

considerable, for tools were rare and very expensive in those days.

Elisha asked, “Where did it fall?” Then, he “cut off a stick, and threw it

in” the place where the man showed him the axe head had fallen. And

the iron axe head floated to the surface of the water. When we are truly

living for the LORD, He meets the most menial needs we have. We’ve

misplaced things in houses where we’ve lived and prayed that the LORD

would help us find them. He did so numerous times! He IS concerned

for ALL of our needs, regardless of how needless they often are. Don’t

your parents often stop what they’re doing to help you with something

you need? They do it out of love. And so does the LORD! Depend on

Him! Rely on Him! Trust in Him! That’s what love is all about; and

God is love.

We love you and pray for you and your needs 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.”