The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Acts 7:58, “And when they had driven him out of the city,

they began stoning him, and the witnesses laid aside their

robes at the feet of a young man named Saul.”

Romans 11:33 says, “Oh, the depth of the riches both of the

wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His

judgments and unfathomable His ways!”

Nowhere in Scripture is there a clearer example of the LORD’s

unsearchable judgments or unfathomable ways than in Acts 7.

Stephen was a man of great wisdom because he was controlled

by the Holy Spirit. The only way the enemies of his teachings

could refute him was to lie about what he said. Their charges

brought him before the Jewish Council. His rehearsal of the

history of the Jews in Acts 7 is outstanding! But when he

concluded by charging them with resistance to the Holy Spirit,

they stoned him to death. And even while he was dying, he

cried out, “LORD, do not hold this sin against them.”

Where are the LORD’s unsearchable judgments and

unfathomable ways in all of this? They lie embedded in His

allowance of Stephen’s death in order that Saul of Tarsus

might become an even greater witness than Stephen. What

is occurring in your life right now may not be clear. Why is this

occurring? may be a question you will not understand until later

if at all. You may never understand it, but the LORD has His

purposes. Be faithful. Trust Him. Do and be and go where He

leads you, and your life will overflow with joy and gladness!

Praying for His fulfillment in your life 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.”