The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Colossians 4:2-6, “Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving;

3 praying at the same time for us as well, that God may open up to us a door for the word, so that

we may speak forth the mystery of Christ, for which I have also been imprisoned; 4 in order that I

may make it clear in the way I ought to speak.

5 Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity. 6 Let

your speech always be with grace, seasoned, as it were, with salt, so that you may know how you

should respond to each person.”

How often do you pray? Think about it. Prayer is not to be offered only at mealtimes or bedtimes.

Prayer does not demand that we always be on your knees. Prayer is not always to be about the big

things in life. The other day I lost a thumb-drive. It was not expensive, but it contained some information

I needed. I asked Nana if she had see it. She had not, but she said, “Just pray about it. The LORD knows

where it is.” I did and I’m sure she did. I had forgotten about it and was looking to replace it, when she

found it. The LORD is concerned about the “little things” in our lives. He allows us to lose things so that

we have to pray before they are found.

In the passage above, Paul asks for prayer that “God may open up…a door for the Word.” We should

pray for that in our own lives. There are (or ought to be) those we know who are not saved. We have

contact with them, but we’re often “imprisoned” by fear or preoccupied with trivial matters when we

see them. “Conduct yourself with wisdom,” Paul says. “Make the most of the opportunity and pray “so

that you may know how you should respond to each person.” People are different. They hear differently.

The Gospel is the same, but the “unpackaging” of it varies for each person. I learned to “BARK” at Jews

when I witness to them. There’s something in their nature that responds to that. It’s never an unloving

“bark”; but it’s a “bark” just the same.

You’re here and alive on Earth for a purpose. The LORD will open the door of opportunity, and give you

wisdom as you share the Gospel. He’s far more concerned about your sharing than He is about finding

thumb-drives. Just look for those open doors.

You are in our daily prayers, and we love you dearly,

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.”