The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Philippians 4:4-7, “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice!

5 Let your forbearing spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near.

6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication

with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, shall guard

your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

The word “Rejoice” is mentioned over 480 times in the Bible. Good things

happen in our lives and we rejoice. Bad things happen in our lives, and we

despair. But, Paul says, “Don’t do that! Rejoice in the LORD always…”

Only yesterday, I received word from northern Nigeria of a Christian man

and his family, who were threatened by the Boko Haram, told to recite the

Koran and become Muslims. The man replied, “I am a Christian — and will

always remain a Christian — even to death.” The Muslim leader then

shot him in the face and left him for dead. Miraculously, he lived! Yet, it goes

without saying that it takes more than courage to “rejoice” in such circumstances.

We rejoiced when we learned of Rose Marie’s medical lab report! We voted

yesterday in the early election cycle, and as we left, we rejoiced that we lived

in a country where we are free to select our leadership at every level of our

government! We rejoice, too, that the peace of God guards us from worry and

frustration over things that don’t go right in life. We rejoice that we know the LORD

Jesus Christ as our Savior, and that He is Coming Again to take us to be with Him

for Eternity! What joy there is in Jesus! Just keep praying and giving thanks! Christ

alone is our hope and our joy!

Our love and our prayers are always 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.”