The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Psalm 31:7-8, “I will rejoice and be glad in Thy lovingkindness,

Because Thou hast seen my affliction; Thou hast known the troubles

of my soul, 8 And Thou hast not given me over into the hand of the

enemy; Thou hast set my feet in a large place.”

Have you ever encountered trouble and just saw no way out?

You couldn’t move because it surrounded you on all sides?

I know that feeling. I’ve been there. The only way out seemed

to be up. I’m thinking of a situation of many years ago. I turned

to the Scriptures for an answer. I began to look upward. And in

the end, the LORD delivered me. But He did more than that!

He removed me from the midst of the trouble and set my feet

in a much larger field of service. Previous to the trouble, I would

have argued that where I was could hardly have been better, but

the trouble shook me loose from the comfort I was enjoying, and

gave me an enormous place of service to Him! Would I go back?

Not on your life!

The psalmist was praying for deliverance from his enemies. Yet,

instead of moaning about his circumstances, he rejoiced in the

LORD’s love toward him in the midst of the trying circumstances.

The LORD had something bigger, something better, for him. Had

He merely complained and griped and grumbled, the LORD

would have left him in the midst of his trouble. But he rejoiced!

The LORD then saw that he had learned the lesson, and He freed

him for greater service “in a large(r) place.”

You know what our problem is? It’s that we’ve not learned the

rules of the LORD’s “game.” When we do, we’re set to experience

enormous blessing!

We pray for you every day and trust you are praying for us, too.

Nana & Dado III

Update: Nana’s gaining strength every day. Praise the LORD!

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas

“We never know that God is all we need

until He becomes all that we have.”