The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Psalm 69:13-15, “But as for me, my prayer is to Thee, O LORD,

at an acceptable time; O God, in the greatness of Thy lovingkindness,

Answer me with Thy saving truth. 14 Deliver me from the mire, and do

not let me sink; May I be delivered from my foes, and from the deep

waters. 15 May the flood of water not overflow me, And may the deep

not swallow me up, And may the pit not shut its mouth on me.”

The Apostle Paul wrote in Romans 15:4, “For whatever was written in

earlier times was written for our instruction, that through perseverance

and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.”

It is because of Paul’s word that I can see an application of our verses

In Psalm 69 to our nation’s situation today. The Charlottesville situation

severely divided our nation. The liberal media again worked against us

and we were in turmoil. Then “Harvey,” the greatest storm in our nation’s

history, literally “turned the tide.” The melee and commotion of Charlottesville

was buried in “Harvey.” I believe the LORD allowed “Harvey” in order to take

our national mind off of Charlottesville. And the prayers of His people

produced even news anchors to speak openly of God, as if they were

Christians.

I am always impressed with Franklin Graham’s prayers, but when Vice

President Pence (a truly born-again believer) called on his wife, Karen, to

pray in Rockport, Texas, I was emotionally moved! Nor was I alone. The

Good LORD has placed some (perhaps, more than we know) of His people

in government “for such a time as this.” Now, we must turn from our sin and

our cynicism, and truly trust Him. We have an “opening” to speak to others

about Jesus, just as we did when a Billy Graham Crusade came to our area.

We dare not miss the opportunities the LORD has given us!

May the LORD strengthen and bless you, is our prayer,

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.”