The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Jeremiah 1:4-8, “Now the word of the LORD came to me saying,

5 ‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, And before you

were born I consecrated you; I have appointed you a prophet to

the nations.’ 6 “Then I said, ‘Alas, Lord God! Behold, I do not know

how to speak, Because I am a youth.” 7 But the LORD said to me,

“Do not say, ‘I am a youth,’ Because everywhere I send you, you

shall go, And all that I command you, you shall speak. 8 “Do not be

afraid of them, For I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.’”

Were you ever called upon to do something that frightened you?

You could think of a thousand reasons why you couldn’t do it, but

not one that you could. We’ve all been there, I’m sure. Moses

had the same excuse (Ex. 3), but the LORD said to him, “I AM THE

LORD AND I’M ALL THAT YOU NEED ME TO BE IN ANY GIVEN

SITUATION” (Ex. 3:14). WOW!

Some of us have egos that tell us we can do anything! Of course,

we can’t, but we think we can. In such situations, the LORD has

to break us down (crush our “selves”) so that we will be totally

dependent upon Him. What boy has never said to his dad, “Hey,

dad, I can do that,” as he picked up a tool to prove himself? When

things went awry, however, and the boy hurt himself, he was ready

to depend upon his dad. The secret seems to be “I cannot, but You

can.”

Sometimes we get uninvited “help” from others, who seek to

discourage us (“You can’t do that! Who do you think you are?”)

Just remember who knew you and fashioned you and set you apart

and appointed you for His purpose. He never fails. And if He knew

someone better suited for the task, He would not have chosen you.

No one learns to swim just sitting at the edge of the water. Listen

to His voice and obey! Trouble? He has promised to deliver you.

We love you immensely and pray for you daily,

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.”