The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Jude 1:14-19, “And about these also Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied, saying, ‘Behold, the Lord came with many thousands of His holy ones,

15 to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their ungodly deeds which they have done in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.’

16 These are grumblers, finding fault, following after their own lusts; they speak arrogantly, flattering people for the sake of gaining an advantage.

17 But you, beloved, ought to remember the words that were spoken beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,

18 that they were saying to you, “In the last time there shall be mockers, following after their own ungodly lusts.”

19 These are the ones who cause divisions, worldly-minded, devoid of the Spirit.”

I have often been challenged as to whether I knew what I was preaching and whether it was the truth. On each occasion, the LORD gave me the words –His Words—to say in defense. Thus, I can easily believe that as Jude was warning the church-at-large of these false teachers and preachers, he was being led by the same Holy Spirit who led me. By mentioning Enoch, as the seventh from Adam, Jude was giving historical context the LORD’s judgment upon those who were twisting His Truth and wrongly shaping the thinking of the church.

Jude calls these ministers grumblers, fault finders, lustful, arrogant, and deceitful. They are seeking their own good, not the good of the people, and certainly not the glory of the LORD. And with all of this in mind, Jude inserts that other apostles have said just what he himself is now saying; namely,

that in the last times there shall be mockers (of God and of His message). And this will cause divisions, and worldly-mindedness, things that have nothing whatsoever to do with the Holy Spirit.

Reader, this is serious stuff I’m talking about! People are naturally sinful; but, they have had the awareness of their Creator placed within them (Rom. 1:19), enabling them to seek Him and come to know Him as their Lord and Savior. Yet, instead of following Him, they continue to seek and practice evil, His displeasure is sure to fall upon them in judgment. Those who have never received Him will receive His judgment for eternity in Hell, a place of darkness and eternally separated from God and from any hope of deliverence.

We who know Jesus Christ as our Savior and LORD are responsible to share Him with others. Are you seeking to share Him? You should. And your life sets the stage for sharing. He loves you! You love Him! And that love cannot be concealed from others. “What makes you different?” they ask. Tell them: It’s Jesus! –and your witness has begun.

We love you and pray that you will be His witness,

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.”