The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Psalm 111:1-3, “Praise the LORD! I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart,

In the company of the upright and in the assembly. 2 Great are the works of the LORD;

They are studied by all who delight in them. 3 Splendid and majestic is His work;

And His righteousness endures forever.”

It is virtually impossible to read the Psalms without being continually confronted

by the glory and majesty of Almighty God. The Psalmist is always giving thanks to

the LORD for His wondrous works. And they are “studied (investigated) by all who

delight in them.” If you truly believe the Bible to be the Word of the LORD, you will

read it; and you will read it often (make that, daily!) and dig out the meaning of all

He says. Is not that what we do with everything that is meaningful to us? The LORD’s

Word is spectacular! It is majestic and splendorous! It tells us about others, and it

tells us about –ourselves! Oops! Is that what keeps us from investigating it fully

and delighting in it? Righteousness defines as honesty and justice, both of which

are eternally linked with the LORD.

Sometimes we shrink back from the evaluations people have of us. We must

weigh what they say against what the LORD says in His Word. He is always right.

If what others say aligns with what He has said, their thoughts must be accepted

as being true. Medicine that is distasteful is, nevertheless, often what we need.

And if we are led to dispense that medicine to others, we must be careful, too;

for our evaluation of them must also align with His Word.

We love you all desperately, and we relish your love for us as well,

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.”