The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

2 Thessalonians 1:8-12, “…dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

9 And these will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power,

10 when He comes to be glorified in His saints on that day, and to be marveled at among all who have believed– for our testimony to you was believed.

11 To this end also we pray for you always that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire for goodness and the work of faith with power;

12 in order that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.”

Somewhere around the turn of the last century, a composer by the name of Will Thompson wrote these words and the music to a great old hymn:

“There’s a great day coming,
A great day coming,
There’s a great day coming by and by;
When the saints and the sinners shall be parted right and left,
Are you ready for that day to come?”

The Apostle Paul looked eagerly for that Day to come! At the same time, it is to be a sad day, because the saints, the redeemed, will be separated from the unbelievers. “And these (unbelievers) will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power.”

Could you be happy to see your friends –maybe members of your own family—go out into eternal destruction—because they had not believed in Jesus Christ as their LORD and Savior? Yet, that is what will occur if He comes before they accept Him. Paul prays earnestly that all believers will be able to be counted

worthy of their calling. We are we worthy? We have a job to do, and it is to share the Gospel with lost people.

Why is leading people to Christ so important? It’s important because when men and women and boys and girls receive Christ as their LORD and Savior, not only do they have the guarantee of Heaven for eternity, but the Name of our LORD Jesus will be glorified. We love Him because He first loved us and gave His life on the cross that we might be saved.

Other than Jesus, there is no spiritual leader in all of human history who so loved others that he gave his life for their redemption –and then arose from the dead to vindicate the power of His sacrifice! What a marvelous message we have to tell! You might start by forwarding these Letters to those you know need Christ in their lives.

We pray with Paul that we all my be “to the praise of His glory,”

Nana & Dado III

(Rose Marie & Gene)

P. S. Rose Marie is now home from the rehab hospital! She’s gaining strength daily, for which we praise the LORD!

Thank you for your prayers for her. I’ve attached a paper that will help you to better understand Heaven and Hell.

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.”