The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Ezekiel 38:10-12, “’Thus says the Lord God, “It will come about on that day, that thoughts will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil plan, 11 and you will say, ‘I will go up against the land of unwalled villages. I will go against those who are at rest, that live securely, all of them living without walls, and having no bars or gates, 12 to capture spoil and to seize plunder, to turn your hand against the waste places which are now inhabited, and against the people who are gathered from the nations, who have acquired cattle and goods, who live at the center of the world.’”

Proverbs 25:28, “Like a city that is broken into and without walls Is a man who has no control over his spirit.”

One does not have to possess a Ph.D. in ancient history to understand the purpose of a wall. Walls either refrain the exit of those who are within them or they exclude the entry of those who are on the outside. Walls are restrainers. Long before the erection of the ancient castles of Europe, likeminded groups of people constructed walls to prohibit enemy forces from capturing their cities, taking hostage their people, and confiscating their wealth.

While the Ezekiel 38 passage quoted above is prophetic of days yet to come, it is quoted to illustrate the purpose of walls. The short concrete fence that marked the front boundary of my boyhood home, could hardly have been constructed as a defence of our home; yet it was nevertheless a visible barrier. The same could be said of doors, which are barriers to people. Windows are barriers to unwanted elements, such as rain and wind. Roofs, too, are barriers. And the list goes on.

Solomon, in our second passage above, likens the manner of a man to a city without walls. He states that such a man “has no control over his spirit.” He has no restraint over his own ruach (spirit, anger, temper, thoughts, motives). In other words, such a man is hopelessly out of control. Oh, he thinks he’s got control of himself, but he hasn’t.

Just stop and think for a moment. Over what do you have total control? your family? your business? your finances? If you’re honest, you’ll admit that you control nothing! Smarter people than you and I have laid traps that siphon off what we think we control. What’s the answer? Turn everything over to Jesus! He’s already in control; and you’ll never have as much as what you commit to Him. Talk about building a wall….

Our prayers are for your commitment to Jesus Christ,

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.”