The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Colossians 1:3-6, “We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

4 since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the love which you have for all the saints;

5 because of the hope laid up for you in heaven, of which you previously heard in the word of truth, the gospel,

6 which has come to you, just as in all the world also it is constantly bearing fruit and increasing, even as it has been doing in you also since the day you heard of it and understood the grace of God in truth…”

I know I’m supposed to love him, but I just can’t! I’ve really tried, but I just can’t bring myself to do it. Ever feel that way? I’m sure we all have. What makes it easy for us not to love someone is the way they behave. But is that really an excuse? Maybe we ought to start by “giving thanks to God” and “praying always –at all times.

Admittedly, it’s easier to pray for those who are already saved, already committed to Jesus Christ. When we pray for fellow believers, and witness, or even hear of their love for others, it produces a love within us for them and for those for whom they are praying.

The Gospel is the Word of Truth! It has been brought to us through the Scriptures and through the witness of those who were believers in Christ before we were. And everywhere the Gospel has been introduced, it “is constantly bearing fruit and increasing.” You should read the missionaries’ reports that I receive! Tribes that only a few years ago were literally “head-hunters” have opened their hearts to Christ Jesus and are now missionaries to those they previously hated and killed. We hear of hoards of Muslims in Africa, but Christianity is increasing all over that continent! Muslims in Turkey are turning to Christ in huge numbers! Recent reports reveal that mulitudes of Jews, although not Christians, have come to believe that Jesus is truly the Messiah!

Sometimes when we witness, we meet strong and often hateful resistance to that witness. We must remember two things: 1) Satan often fills the unsaved with hatred, intended to scare us and run us off; and 2) often harsh and hateful words are intended to test whether we will respond the same way. So, always be loving. Be gracious. Remember that they do not know Christ’s love as we do. Deep down they want to know it. They hate what they do and they hate what they are. Remember: every person in the world is either looking for something he doesn’t have, or he’s running from something he doesn’t want, or he’s found it and is trying to share it. Let’s be the once who are sharring!

Praying for you as you share Him with othes,

Nana & Dado III

(Rose Marie & Gene)

P. S. I would love to hear from you with regard to your witnessing experiences. If you have questions about how you

could better your witness, write me. I’ll be glad to respond to you, and it will always be in strictest confidence.

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.”