The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

2 Chronicles 21:20, “He was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years; and he departed with no one’s regret, and they buried him in the city of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.”

Sadness is an attitude brought on by negative mental preoccupation. If we dwell too long on troublesome things, we become sad. Accidents that occasion physical difficulties are occasions for sadness. Deaths, too, produce sadness in the lives of loved ones, sometimes even if the knowledge of the decedent is that he or she is in Heaven with her LORD Jesus Christ. Maybe that’s why the LORD wants us to focus on Him!

Consider Jehoahaz: He became king at age 32 and reigned only eight years. At age 40, he died. What is worse is that he died “with no one’s regret.” Solomon bemoans the fact that someone could die and “not even have a proper burial” (Eccl. 6:3). For whatever reason, Jehoahaz was not buried in the tombs of the kings. He just didn’t matter.

Would anyone be sad if you died? I’m sure they would, just as you would be sad if someone you loved died. The reality is that loved ones of our do die, producing sadness. If however, the decedent knows the LORD, we can focus on the happiness and joy the one is encountering in Heaven in the presence of the LORD. This will be totally advantageous, and sadness will lessen over time.

So, FOCUS on the LORD! Let everything, every thought of every moment be to His glory!

I will if you will.

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

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.”