The Grands Letter (GLJ)
Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D. on April 17, 2018 8:08 am (CST)Dear Grands,
Zechariah 8:7-8, 23, “Thus says the LORD of hosts, ‘Behold, I am going to save My people
from the land of the east and from the land of the west;
8 and I will bring them back, and they will live in the midst of Jerusalem, and they will
be My people and I will be their God in truth and righteousness.’”
23 “Thus says the LORD of hosts, ‘In those days ten men from all the nations will grasp the
garment of a Jew saying, “Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.”‘”
The Bible is filled with prophecies! There are promises of many things, and we are encouraged
to believe them even though their fulfillment may lie well beyond our lifetime. But, here in these
verses (vv. 8-9), the LORD’s fulfillment of His promise is ours to see. For in 1948, when I was
13 years old, Israel once again became a nation recognized by the United Nations! Israel has
now been resurrected for 70 years! The magnificent fulfillment of this promise should lead us
to believe that all of the LORD’s promises will be fulfilled in the time He so chooses.
Verse 23 is yet to be fulfilled, but it carries a peculiar significance for us in our own time.
When those around us see the change the LORD has made in our lives when we have
trusted Him as our LORD and Savior, they will be eager to know Him and will say in effect,
“Let us go with you, for we have heard (witnessed) that God is with you.” How true that is
even today! The heart of the unsaved person yearns for something he doesn’t have. He
sees it in the lives of true believers (Christians). “What makes you so different?” he asks.
Just remember: The life we live for Christ draws others to us, so that we may share how
we became different. So, check your ways and be ready to answer “everyone who asks
you to give an account for the hope that is in you…” (1 Peter 3:15).
May the LORD encourage and bless you is our daily prayer,
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.”
