The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Matthew 28:1-6, Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to look at the grave.

2 And behold, a severe earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it.

3 And his appearance was like lightning, and his garment as white as snow;

4 and the guards shook for fear of him, and became like dead men.

5 And the angel answered and said to the women, “Do not be afraid; for I know that you are looking for Jesus who has been crucified.

6 “He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying.

There are myriads of miraculous things in the world that we do not understand.

But nothing comes close to the miracle of Jesus’ Resurrection from the dead.

Whether the women in our verses above slept at all the previous night, we do

not know. But before dawn on that Sunday morning, they went to His tomb.

The huge circular stone that served as the door to His tomb had been rolled

back by an angel, who said to them, “He is not here, for He has risen, just as

He said.”

The LORD Jesus’ death on the Cross –the shedding of His blood– was potentially

for the salvation of all mankind. I say “potentially” because it required mankind’s

faith to activate it. You have electrical outlets scattered throughout your house.

The electricity those outlets provide can light a lamp, heat a crockpot, run a

vacuum, and a thousand other things. But the key to the power is plugging in.

You have to plug into the power for any of these things to work. It is the same

with the sacrifice of Jesus. He shed His blood for us on the Cross. The proof of

His blood’s power to save is seen in His Resurrection from the dead! But the

blood is totally ineffective until one exercises faith in Jesus and what He has done.

Jesus promised, “…the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out” (Jn. 6:37b).

Why then, are not all men saved? Jesus said, “…you are unwilling to come to Me,

that you may have life” (Jn. 5:40).

But there is one vital additional thing that the Resurrection provides to us. When

we believe in Jesus’ Death and Resurrection, the LORD gives us the Holy Spirit.

God actually lives within us. What is there that we cannot achieve, if we trust

Him and follow His directions for our lives? Pray and ask Him! Be faithful to

His Word. Learn His will and purpose for your life. Follow Him faithfully. Joy

will fill your heart, and you will learn the true meaning of “success”!

We are prayerfully trusting Him to reveal His will for you,

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.”