The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Isaiah 39:3-4, “Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah

and said to him, ‘What did these men say, and from where have

they come to you?’ And Hezekiah said, ‘They have come to me

from a far country, from Babylon.’ 4And he said, ‘What have they

seen in your house?’ So Hezekiah answered, ‘They have seen all

that is in my house; there is nothing among my treasuries that I

have not shown them.’”

Hezekiah, king of Judah, had been sick. He was better now, and

to his delight, Merodach, king of Babylon, had come to visit him.

Hezekiah was so pleased that he showed Merodach all the treasures

–everything precious!– within his house. Not smart.

Sometimes we feel too good for our own good. There’s a lesson

here, if you will receive it. Some things should be kept secret. It’s

not wrong to have some precious things, but be careful where you

keep them. They may be tempting to the eyes of others. Sometimes

we even say things we ought to keep secret. Persons whom you

trust may say, “Well, I agree with you, just be careful with whom

you share it.” Then later, when the word gets out, you discover

that the one you trusted is the one who told it to others. In the

case of Hezekiah, the LORD’s servant, Isaiah, warned him. Now,

that the account is recorded in the Bible, the LORD has warned you!

Isaiah’s final word was that there would come a day when all those

treasures would be carried away to Babylon. There’s an old saying

that the only way to keep a secret if for three people to know it,

and two of them to be dead! But, even then, you need to be careful.

We love and pray for you! We 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.”