The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Romans 12:1-2, “I urge you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God,

to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God,

which is your spiritual service of worship. 2 And do not be conformed

to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you

may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and

perfect.”

What would you think if a baseball player came up to bat dressed

in a football uniform? “Wild pitcher” might be one thing you’d

think. But beyond that, you’d probably think he was crazy! What

we wear says a lot about who we are and about what we think about

where we are. You can tell when very poor people, who don’t have

the best clothing, are still clean and dressed as nicely as they can be.

So much for the outside.

Paul says something like this when he talks about how we are spiritually

dressed. When Jesus went to the Cross, He was presenting Himself

as the Sacrifice for the sins of the world. Even our best was not good

enough, so He took our place. His body was acceptable in every way,

and His mind was clean and pure before both the Father and mankind.

Nothing less would have been acceptable to the Father; and so it is

with us. We are neither to dress or think like the world. The world

may not think of us as “cool,” but the world is not our authority. The

world is not who we are trying to impress. Jesus is our Authority,

and in everything and everywhere, we are “to be to the praise of His

glory” (Eph. 1:12). The uniform we wear tells what “game” we’re

playing. Even more, it tells Whose team we are on!

We love your immensely and hold you always in prayer,

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.”