The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Lamentations 3:20-25, “Surely my soul remembers And is bowed down within me.

21 This I recall to my mind, Therefore I have hope.

22 The LORD’s lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, For His compassions never fail.

23 They are new every morning; Great is Thy faithfulness.

24 “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I have hope in Him.”

25 The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, To the person who seeks Him.”

Have you ever wondered if the prophets in the Bible were real people? Be honest.

Sometimes their lives were ragged and tumultuous. Jeremiah was thrown in prison;

the people to whom he sought to witness, rejected both him and his message. It is

little wonder that the latter portion of the book that bears his name simply overflows

with the message of judgment.

Jeremiah himself suffered devastation and sorrow. Yes, the prophets in the Bible

were real people. Jeremiah felt sorrow in his soul. His emotions were raw. But his

mind was refreshed when he focused on the LORD. The LORD’s lovingkindnesses

never cease! “His compassions never fail. They are new every morning, and his

soul that felt sorrow now says, “Great is Thy faithfulness!”

You and I have never suffered like Jeremiah. Had the LORD required of us what

He required of the prophet, our hope –our certainty—would doubtlessly be energized

like his. Jeremiah cries, “The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the person

who seeks Him.”

Waiting is hard. No doubt about it. We live in an “instant” time and in an “instant”

culture. Yet, the LORD’s faithfulness will be our rescue from uncertainty and fear.

Don’t give up! Stay rooted to the promises of His Word! He is faithful! And He will

rescue us from all uncertainty. Remember those Thai soccer players, who were

lost in that cave a few month ago? They thought they would never survive! Yet,

they did –every, single one of them. You and I will yet survive. Our tears will be

turned into laughter and joy. It will come. Prayers will be answered in His time!

We love and pray earnestly for you,

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.”