The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

John 4:3-6, “He left Judea, and departed again into Galilee.

4 And He had to pass through Samaria.

5 So He came to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph;

6 and Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied from His journey, was sitting thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour.”

Anyone who has visited Israel has probably encountered a guide who embellished some biblical accounts to make the visit more exciting for the visitor. One guide pointed to an overhanging tree limb said to us, “That’s where Zaccheus was when Jesus passed by here.” How could anyone identify a tree limb from 2,000 years ago?

One cite, however, was without question authentic: Jacob’s well. I dropped a stone

down into the well, and it was so deep that several seconds passed before I heard it hit the water below. But the thrill was greater than the depth of the well. Jacob, son of Isaac, had actually been there! He had dug the well. Joseph, who had ruled in Egypt had been there –right there where I stood. But more exciting still was the knowledge that the LORD Jesus Christ had physically been there. And I was actually there, too!!!

Jesus was and is God! But, being also man, He was tired. Jews normally took another route, so as to by-pass Samaria because there was a history of hatred between the Jews and the Samaritans. But, Jesus intentionally took the route that brought Him to Jacob’s well. “He had to pass through Samaria.”

Sometimes, we just have to do things we’d rather not do. But, when we’re led of the Holy Spirit to do them, we had better! We hesitate because we are fearful of the outcome; but, the outcome is always good when we follow the course Jesus has given us. Think for a moment of the woman. Had Jesus not come, she would never have been saved –nor would those to whom she witnessed have come to know Him. Don’t worry about your Samaria. Think about those who are there that need Jesus.

We lovingly pray for you daily; and we appreciate your prayers for us.

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.”