The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Exodus 1:22-2:11, “Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying,

“Every son who is born you are to cast into the Nile, and every daughter

you are to keep alive.”

Now a man from the house of Levi went and married a daughter of Levi.

2 And the woman conceived and bore a son; and when she saw that he

was beautiful, she hid him for three months. 3 But when she could hide

him no longer, she got him a wicker basket and covered it over with tar

and pitch. Then she put the child into it, and set it among the reeds by

the bank of the Nile. 4 And his sister stood at a distance to find out what

would happen to him.

5 Then the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the Nile, with her

maidens walking alongside the Nile; and she saw the basket among the

reeds and sent her maid, and she brought it to her.

6 When she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the boy was crying.

And she had pity on him and said, “This is one of the Hebrews’ children.”

7 Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and call a nurse

for you from the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for you?”

8 And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Go ahead.” So, the girl went and

called the child’s mother.

9 Then Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this child away and nurse

him for me and I shall give you your wages.” So the woman took the child

and nursed him. 10 And the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh’s

daughter, and he became her son. And she named him Moses, and said,

“Because I drew him out of the water.”

This is one of the precious, historical accounts of how God provides,

despite the intentions of men to destroy His people. It’s interesting,

too, because it is the forerunning account of how Herod intended to

slay the baby children of Israel in order to eradicate “the King of the

Jews,” even our LORD Jesus Christ.

The Apostle Paul assures us that “No temptation has overtaken you

but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow

you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation

will provide the way of escape also, that you may be able to endure it”

(1 Cor. 10:13).

Why, then, are so many “Christians” being evil and doing evil in

today’s world? It is not that God has abandoned them; rather, it

is that they have abandoned God. Are they then lost for eternity?

They are if they have never honestly repented of their sin and

accepted Him as LORD and Savior. Still, some “go on their way…

choked with worries and riches and pleasures of this life…” (Lk. 8:14).

Numerous biblical prophecies give solid confirmation that we are

living in the Last Days. If we are living in sin, we had better get

right with God. If we are failing to share Christ with others, we

had better get busy. The LORD alone can save the lost; but He

has saved us so that we might tell others of His saving grace.

We love and prayer 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.”