The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

John 1:1-5, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,

and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God.

3 All things came into being by Him, and apart from Him nothing came

into being that has come into being.

4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.

5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not

comprehend it.”

Words do matter. In this opening verse, Word is synonymous with

Jesus. He was with God, and He is God. Everything in the universe

was originally created by Him –everything from the huge heavenly

bodies (planets, sun, moon) –everything, even down to DNA and

possibly things we have yet to discover. He is Life, and life is

imparted to all creation, including man. Life is the light of mankind.

Without it, we could not see. And seeing leads to understanding.

Darkness is like death in that it leads to nothing. Jesus’ Light gives

meaning to life; darkness neither understands nor overcomes His Light.

Darkness equates with evil; it is the opposite of Light. Darkness leads

to nothing good. The pitfalls of life are concealed by darkness. We

stumble and fall in darkness. Jesus’ Light gives us the awareness of

of life’s pitfalls, enabling us to avoid them. It’s all very simple, but

man-made philosophies complicate true Life’s simplicity, so that we

stumble. Jesus said, “I came that they might have life, and might

have it abundantly” (Jn. 10:10). Eternal Life and Light are yours

when you choose to follow Him. Darkness awaits those who don’t.

Our prayer for you is that you will have and understand His Life,

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.”