The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

2 Corinthians 12:9, “And He has said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.’ Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may dwell in me.”

Recently, I was introduced to a group of senior citizens and was instructed by the chairman to “tell them something about yourself.” I won’t lie and say that it was a difficult task. I’ve often been told –and found it to be true—that all of us like to talk about ourselves. Of course, we always talk about the good things. Yet, sometimes as we get older, we talk more freely about ailments, surgeries, accidents, and things generally thought of as negatives.

Prior to verse nine above, Paul says that he had implored the LORD most earnestly three times to remove the “thorn in the flesh.” Each time, however, the LORD replied, “My grace (My blessing, My favor) is sufficient (is enough) for you, for power (strength) is perfected (is carried out, accomplished, fulfilled) in weakness (illness, frailty).”

I think I mentioned in a previous Letter that a German friend in Australia was led to faith in Christ by a woman who

stuttered! She was indeed hindered by her weakness, but “the Word of God (was) not imprisoned” (2 Tim. 2:9).

Paul then concludes that it’s better for him to be weak, so that the strength and power of Almighty God might accomplish the LORD’s own work! Strangely enough, I have seen that very thing happen. So give me the opportunity to talk again in front of those senior citizens! I will pray for weakness that the strength of the LORD Christ might be manifested, and that He Himself might be glorified! Please join with me in weakness, won’t 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.”