The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

1 Peter 5:6-11, “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, 7 casting all your anxiety upon Him, because He cares for you.

8 Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls about like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

9 But resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your brethren who are in the world.

10 And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you.

11 To Him be dominion forever and ever. Amen.

It’s not easy to be a Christian. I’m sure you’ve found that out. It’s also not easy to be humble. Humility, however, exists only in those who are unaware that they are humble. When you think you are, you’re not!

But the truly humble, the LORD will exalt when His time is right.

In the meantime, keep careful watch: the devil never ceases to prowl for prey among true believers. Yet, he can be resisted. He really can be! As the LORD to wipe from your mind the ideas that Satan puts there. Others have longed for Satan’s erasure from their minds –and the LORD has answered their prayers. He will answer yours –but you have to ask.

The suffering that sin brings to us is only for a brief time. How long a time? The LORD only knows. It would seem that He allows the suffering until we’ve had enough. We then cry out for help, and He responds. Peter says the LORD will “pefect, confirm, strengthen and establish” us. Want to rid yourself of the suffering that sin brings? You know what to do. And may the LORD then have dominion over our lives forever! God bless you!

We long to be more like Him; and we pray you do, too,

Nana & Dado III

(Rose Marie & Gene)

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.”