The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Psalm 104:31-34, “Let the glory of the LORD endure forever;

Let the LORD be glad in His works;

32 He looks at the Earth, and it trembles;

He touches the mountains, and they smoke.

33 I will sing to the LORD as long as I live;

I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

34 Let my meditation be pleasing to Him;

As for me, I shall be glad in the LORD.”

Today we have the announcement of an 8.2 earthquake

in Alaska! Once again, we have an event occurring that man

cannot control. Earthquakes mentioned in Scripture are often

announcements of the LORD’s displeasure with man. It’s as if

the LORD were calling man’s attention to his frailty and the

brevity of his life.

The world in which we live is filled with beauty that

bespeaks the glory of the LORD our God. From the vast

recesses of space to the minutia of man’s DNA, the LORD

reveals Himself and calls for praise! He alone is Eternal.

The psalmist’s phrases, “as long as I live” and “while I

have my being” speak of man’s limited life on Earth.

What a challenge it is that both externally (singing) and

internally (meditation) we have in this life the opportunity

to praise the LORD! Nothing of man’s own creation is as

marvelous as that which our LORD has created. Nothing

from the hand of man is so deserving of praise. Even the

ability to see and understand is God’s gift to us. Let’s

turn our thinking today toward Him and praise Him for

all He has done –while we still have time to do so.

We love and pray for you all,

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.”