The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Psalm 119:9-16, “How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping it according to Thy word.

10 With all my heart I have sought Thee; Do not let me wander from Thy commandments.

11 Thy word I have treasured in my heart, That I may not sin against Thee.

12 Blessed art Thou, O LORD; Teach me Thy statutes.

13 With my lips I have told of All the ordinances of Thy mouth.

14 I have rejoiced in the way of Thy testimonies, As much as in all riches.

15 I will meditate on Thy precepts, And regard Thy ways.

16 I shall delight in Thy statutes; I shall not forget Thy word.

I was a good athlete in my youth; still, I missed shots in basketball; I struck out in baseball;

and I liked football so much that I never ventured to play it. Some things are just to be observed.

I was taught to be honest and truthful; but while I earnestly tried, I missed the mark there from

time-to-time. In short, I was not perfect –far from it. As I grew up, I found other things in which I

failed, also. Were you ever like that? Of course! We’ve all have done things for which we are sorry.

What can we do about it?

It may help you (it has me) to know that everyone else has failed along life’s way. Even the writer

of the verses above had some trouble with wrong doings in his life. When he discovered what to

do about it, he wrote it down for us to read –and follow. Look at what he said –

1.Seek the LORD. Take all of your troubles to Him. He loves you and will help you.

When we’re sick, we seek a doctor. We may not know him, but we know he’s

trained to help us when we’re in need. Do the same with Jesus!

2.Do what the Doctor orders. He’s given you instruction and some medicine. Take it

all faithfully, just like He said. And take it ALL, until it’s all gone.

3.Don’t do again what you did that caused you difficulties in the first place. Be glad and

enjoy not being sick! Remember the Doctor’s instructions and follow them faithfully.

In a spiritual sense, 1) tell the LORD you’re sorry and ask Him to forgive you of your sin. 2) Read

His Word every day. Start in the New Testament because that’s where you will most easily find

Him. 3) Rejoice! His Word is like good-tasting medicine. Stay away from bad stuff that He does

not prescribe. It’s the bad stuff that made you sick in the first place. We’ve all been there, so we

know to tell others to avoid it. Why be “down” when you can be “up”? Try Him and His Word.

You’ll be glad you did!

We love and pray for you daily. Praise the LORD!

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.”