The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

2 Peter 1:2-4, “Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord;

3 seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.

4 For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, in order that by them you might become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust.”

Recently, a reporter was granted an interview with Justice Neal Gorshuch of the U. S. Supreme Court. He stated quite clearly that he had only two rules for his law clerks:

Rule #1: “Honor those words (of the Constitution). Don’t make stuff up and don’t take things away,”

Rule #2: If others are trying to convince you of another point of view, go back to Rule #1.

Later in the interview, Justice Gorsuch said: “Our job isn’t to do what we want—what we like. It’s to

make sure that the law—that’s enacted by the people’s representatives—is applied fairly and equally

to everyone.”

When I heard the Justice’s comments on the Constitution, it occurred to me that this is precisely what our LORD said to us and what He desires that we do. I believe the verses above from the Apostle Peter bear this out.

The LORD has granted to us His “precious and magnificent promises.” He has granted us grace and peace and given us “the knowledge of God Himself, along with everything that has to do with life and godliness. Why has He granted us these promises? Simply stated, that we “might become partakers of the divine nature” and “escape the corruption that is

In the world:: namely, lust, the desire to have and do what pleases us regardless of the Supreme Standards our LORD and Savior has given us in His Word.

Being “partakers of the divine nature” is more than simply having trusted Him as LORD and Savior of our lives. It requires our consistent dedication to the “rules” of life He has laid before us both in the Life of His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the pages of His Holy Word, the Bible. We may be certain that the LORD will apply His justice “fairly and equally to everyone.”

That should thrill us and scare us at the same time! The thrill comes in knowning that we serve a just and holy Judge, and that there will be no unfairness or frivolous tactics from the Bench! The scare comes when we examine ourselves and view the vast chasm that lies between what He requires and what we produce in and through our lives.

Rule #1: “Honor those words of the Scripture. Don’t make stuff up and don’t take things away,”

Rule #2: If others, even preachers, are trying to convince you of another point of view, go back

to Rule #1.

This makes sense to me. I hope it does to you. Let’s covenant to pray for one another that we may alter our lifestyles to suit the One before one day soon we shall all stand to give account.

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.”