The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Acts 14:16-17, “And in the generations gone by He permitted

all the nations to go their own ways; 17 and yet He did not leave

Himself without witness, in that He did good and gave you rains

from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food

and gladness.”

Did anyone ever mistake you for a god? It occurred to Paul and

Barnabus when they visited Lystra. By the power of the LORD,

Paul healed a man, who had been born lame in his feet. The

crowd, being of a superstitious nature, immediately assessed

that Paul and Barnabus were gods. Trying to dissuade people

from a false belief is often as difficult as persuading them of the

truth. So, when Paul attempted to correct their misconception,

they stoned him to the point of death. Now, just stop and think

of that for a minute. Paul heals a man. The people think he is

a god. He says, “No, I’m not,” so they try to kill him. What an

ignorant, hostile people!

Paul doesn’t give up. That’s what’s wrong with a lot of us. We

share Christ with someone, and they reject our witness, so we

just give up. Paul identified the LORD as the One who gave rain

from Heaven –rain that produced food for the people. (No

global warming nonsense, here.) Yet, even that did not discourage

Paul. He went on to say (v. 22), “’Through many tribulations we

must enter the kingdom of God.” Our responsibility is 1) to live

righteously, 2) to share our faith in Christ with others, and 3) to

trust the results to the LORD. How are you doing?

How we love and pray for you every, single 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.”