The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Colossians 1:13-18, “For He delivered us from the domain of darkness, and transferred

us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness

of sins. 15 And He is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of all creation. 16 For by

Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities– all things have been created by Him and for

Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. 18 He is also head

of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the first-born from the dead; so that He

Himself might come to have first place in everything.”

Did you ever taste something that was so good you just couldn’t quit eating it?

That’s what Paul’s letter to the Colossians is like. This is a long passage because

I just couldn’t cut it off anywhere! First, He delivered us from sin through His

Son, Jesus Christ. Just think what that means! He has provided a way of forgiveness

for us; otherwise, we would die in sin and spend eternity in Hell. The LORD is the

Creator of all things: things we see in the sky and on Earth, all creatures, all

mankind –things that are visible and things that are not, like DNA.

I remember when scientists first split the atom. They were worried because

they had no idea what might occur. They also admitted that they had no idea

how everything held together. They called that unknown “glue” the “Colossian

Force” from verse 17, “And He is before all things, and in Him all things hold

together.” Unfortunately, many scientists today have forgotten when they

attributed everything to God. But it is our responsibility to cause them and everyone

to know that everything the LORD has done is “so that He Himself might come to

have first place in everything.” People will come to know that when they see Him

in our lives! And only then, will they know His peace for themselves. What a gigantic

responsibility we have toward those around us and to Him who provided our way of

salvation!

We continually pray for all of you, and hope you are praying for us,

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.”