The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Acts 22:14-15, “And he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you

to know His will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear an utterance

from His mouth. 15 ‘For you will be a witness for Him to all men of what you

have seen and heard.’”

Someone once said that the disciples were always either in trouble, or had

just come out of trouble, or were headed for trouble. Paul is a clear example

of this. Agabus was right when he foretold that Paul would have trouble in

Jerusalem. The Jews were wrong when they thought Paul had brought a Greek

into the Temple. Nevertheless, a mob riot occurred, and Paul had to be rescued

by Roman guards.

The guards were wrong thinking Paul was an Egyptian trouble-maker. And they

were wrong when they put him, a Roman citizen, in chains without a trial. In his

open, verbal defense before the people, Paul reiterated his Damascus Road

experience (recorded in Acts 9).

A portion of Paul’s defense told of Ananias’ statement, as in our verses above.

What is most interesting is that what Ananias told Paul, has some personal meaning

for us. As born-again believers, we, too, are “appointed…to know His will.” Do you

know what the LORD wills for you? Are you trying hard to find out? And we’ve

seen Him, too –not with our physical eyes, but through His Eternal Word, the Bible!

Therefore, you and I are to “be a witness for Him to all men of what (we) have seen

and heard” from the Scriptures. Is your life showing forth His likeness? Do people

see love emanating from you? Do you handle “trouble” like the Apostle Paul did?

Maybe it’s time for a spiritual check-up. We’re all sure to have one some day.

Our love and prayers for you have not diminished,

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.”