The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

2 Chronicles 15:1-2, “Now the Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded,

2 and he went out to meet Asa and said to him, ‘Listen to me, Asa, and all Judah

and Benjamin: the LORD is with you when you are with Him. And if you seek

Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.’”

Anyone who reads the Chronicles can see the triumphs and failures of nation

after nation. There was never an opulent king like Solomon. But, despite his

wisdom and knowledge and all that he wrote in Ecclesiastes, he began to admire

what he possessed more than the One who had given him the possessions.

When Solomon died, Rehoboam, his son, ascended to the throne, but he lacked

the wisdom of his father and led Israel back into sin. From then onward, Israel

went up and down. She would serve the LORD; then she would forsake the

LORD. Ultimately, a priest of the LORD –Azariah—said to Asa, who was then

king, “…the LORD is with you when you are with Him.”

While Azariah’s words were for Israel and her king, they have a serious

application to our lives as well. Everything we have or ever will have is

from the LORD. But, when we become enamored with what He has

given, we displace the LORD and He disciplines us until we make Him

first in our lives again! We have no idea what poverty really is. We have

SO MUCH! Yet, He is more! And all His provisions can be taken away

as quickly as they have been given. Yes, we are to enjoy what the LORD

has given us. But, we must NEVER forget HIM from whom they have

come! Always put Him first in your life!

You are the LORD’s most precious gift to us! Our love and prayers will

never cease for you; and we will never forget from Whom you have

come!

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.”