The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Daniel 5:1-6, “Belshazzar the king held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he was drinking wine in the presence of the thousand.

2 When Belshazzar tasted the wine, he gave orders to bring the gold and silver vessels which Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem, in order that the king and his nobles, his wives, and his concubines might drink from them.

3 Then they brought the gold vessels that had been taken out of the temple, the house of God which was in Jerusalem; and the king and his nobles, his wives, and his concubines drank from them.

4 They drank the wine and praised the gods of gold and silver, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone.

5 Suddenly the fingers of a man’s hand emerged and began writing opposite the lampstand on the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace, and the king saw the back of the hand that did the writing.

6 Then the king’s face grew pale, and his thoughts alarmed him; and his hip joints went slack, and his knees began knocking together…”

Suppose you were in the employ of a company that required you to count the day’s receipts. How would you feel if the CEO of the company entered the room and found you counting money received for the day?

Suppose you were in the employ of a company that required someone else to count the day’s receipts. How would you feel if the CEO of the company entered the room and found you counting money received for the day?

If you’ve ever been in that second position, you have a good idea how Belshazzar felt when the fingers of a man’s hand started writing a message on the wall. The LORD was the CEO, and Belshazzar had been caught doing things he had not right to do. Keep that in mind when your tempted to drink alcoholic drinks. People who drink eventually find them-selves doing things they would never have done had they stayed sober.

The “hand of the LORD” is mentioned 38 times in the Bible. All but three of those 38 are in the Old Testament; and only once of the three times is it the hand of judgment (Acts 13:11).

The true and simple message of the six verses above is don’t impair yourself with drugs of any sort so that you’ll not violate the strict, but wholesome, Words of God’s love in the Bible.

There was also a message in those words that Belshazzar witnessed. It was a message of judgment –judgment upon him and upon all his kingdom. In fact, judgment fell upon Belshazzar that very night. So, always be sober! Always remember that God is watching you! Always live so that your life brings glory to the LORD! Daniel lived like that, and the LORD honored and blessed him for his dedication to his LORD. He will do that for you!

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.”