The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Matthew 13:54-58, “And coming to His home town He began teaching them in their synagogue, so that they became astonished, and said, ‘Where did this man get this wisdom, and these miraculous powers? 55 ‘Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called Mary, and His brothers, James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?

56 ‘And His sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this man get all these things?’ 57 “And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, ‘A prophet is not without honor except in his home town, and in his own household.’ 58 And He did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief.”

Jesus had been busy fulfilling the Old Testament Scripture that foretold of

His coming. He taught the principles and exemplified all that the Scriptures

had said of Him. Miracles were performed in the sight of the people, leading

many to believe upon Him as the promised Messiah. Yet, when He came to

His own hometown, He found little but unbelief. And that unbelief deprived

them of the miraculous blessings of Almighty God.

Is it possible to inhibit the miracles of Jesus? Is it possible to limit the power

of the LORD? The people of Nazareth did it. Of course, the ultimate limitation

of His power, His miracles, lay with Jesus Himself. The power of the people

was not greater than the power of God; but what Jesus could have done for

the people, He would not do because they did not believe.

I have to wonder if that’s not our problem today. We read in the Scriptures the marvelous works Jesus performed, and we believe –sort of. But when it

comes right down to needs we have, we often question in our heart-of-hearts

whether He will perform for us what He did for others. Shame on us!!! Is the

LORD less powerful today than when He walked on this Earth? Is He less

concerned for us and our needs than He was for the lame and the blind who

lived during His time here on Earth? Certainly not!! Then, what keeps us

from believing now? Are we simply too “connected” to earthly things? Or is

it that we believe Christ’s miracles are reserved for others? What is wrong

with us that we do not believe? We believed when we trusted Him for

salvation. If He can save us from sin and guarantee us a home in Heaven—

and He has– what is there that He cannot do that is of lesser value? Take

your eyes and thoughts off of the world. Start believing today!

We offer believing prayer in spiritual love 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.”