The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Daniel 4:1-3, 8, “Nebuchadnezzar the king to all the peoples, nations, and men of every language that live in all the earth: ‘May your peace abound!

2 It has seemed good to me to declare the signs and wonders which the Most High God has done for me.

3 How great are His signs, And how mighty are His wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And His dominion is from generation to generation….

8 But finally Daniel came in before me, whose name is Belteshazzar according to the name of my god, and in whom is a spirit of the holy gods; and I related the dream to him…’”

Did you ever know someone who professed to know Jesus, but lived more like the world? Sure you have! So have I! Well, Nebuchadnezzar was like that. He had a dream that Daniel interpreted, when none of the king’s wise men could do it. Once again, Daniel was summoned into the king’s presence and asked to interpret this second dream.

While the dreams of the king are prophetically important, what I want to focus on is that the king was not committed to Daniel’s LORD; he was only interested in what the LORD could do for him. Notice how the king praises what “the Most High God has done for me,” yet, he

introduces Daniel in verse eight as “Belteshazzar” and identifies that name as “according to “the name of my god…” Then he adds that Daniel possesses “a spirit of the holy gods.”

What’s with Nebuchadnezzar, anyway? Well, it’s just that he is not a true convert to the LORD God Almighty. He views the LORD only as superior to the other gods. But, before we become too unforgiving of Nebuchadnezzar, we need to turn the spotlight on ourselves.

How do we view God? Is He supreme to us? Is He our only God? Or do we admire other gods, and allow them to guide our lifestyle until we really need help?

I do have empathy for people who are hurting. But almost everyone who suffers pain cries,

“Oh, God!” I always wonder of they are crying out to my God or if that’s simply what people say for want of truly knowing Him. Be careful that you don’t allow yourself to mix the two. There is only ONE TRUE GOD: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Get on track with Him, because when trouble comes, you need Him to know that you are trusting Him alone. Otherwise, He will not provide the help you need. There are no other gods.

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.”