The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Psalm 32:1-7, “How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered!

2 How blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not impute iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit!

3 When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away through my groaning all day long.

4 For day and night Thy hand was heavy upon me; My vitality was drained away as with the fever heat of summer.

5 I acknowledged my sin to Thee, and my iniquity I did not hide; I said, ‘I will confess my transgressions to the LORD’; and Thou didst forgive the guilt of my sin.

6 Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to Thee in a time when Thou mayest be found; Surely in a flood of great waters they shall not reach him.

7 Thou art my hiding place; Thou dost preserve me from trouble; Thou dost surround me with songs of deliverance.”

There’s an old saying that the only sure way of keeping a secret is for three people to know it and two of them to be dead! It’s the same with hiding. There are only two ways to hide. One is silence; the other is confession. Silence, however, does not work. How is that? Well, we have been been made with a conscience. It’s like a silent alarm. No one hears it but you. Sound good? Well, not so fast. It has one problem: you cannot shut it off!! Day and night it pounds your mind, until you think you’re going mad!

What do you do when there are but two ways of hiding and one is more of a plague than an alarm?

The psalmist had that problem. Keeping quiet and trying to smother his sin simply did not work. Pillows over the head do not work. It’s like the reminder of sin is embedded in the pillow!

Ultimately, the psalmist said, “I give up! I give up! Just shut of that pesky alarm! Please! I acknowledge my sin, and I plead with You, LORD, forgive me.” Guess what! He was suddenly, immediately forgiven! That alarm was shut off by the loving grace of Almighty God! “Thank you, LORD!” Peace and quiet flooded his life. And the one who shouted “Forgive me!” was now shouting “Praise the LORD! You are my hiding place! You alone have preserved me from trouble! You have filled my soul with songs of deliverence!”

Does this work with everyone? Not quite; just with “everyone who is godly” –everyone who has turned his life over to the LORD, been born again, and now faithfully looks to the LORD to guide his life. Is the sin then forgotten –totally? It is, so far as the LORD is concerned. And when your mind brings it up, when Satan taunts you with what you did, just remind him that the LORD has covered that sin with His boundless grace! The LORD Himself is your “hiding place.” Put it all behind you and glorify His Name!

We lovinging remember you and pray for you daily,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas 72764

United States of America

“We never know that God is all we need

until He becomes all that we have.”