The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Hebrews 10:19-25, “Since therefore, brethren, we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus,

20 by a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through the veil, that is, His flesh,

21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God,

22 let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful;

24 and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds,

25 not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more, as

you see the day drawing near.”

With the sin of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, the whole human race was plunged into sin! They had defied God’s orders and they were totally dependent upon Him to bail them out. Temporarily, the LORD clothed Adam and Eve with animal skins. Such animal sacrifices would have to do until the Father sent His Son, Jesus to sacrifice Himself on the Cross to pave the way to forgiveness. Jesus Christ then became the “great Priest” over the House of God on Earth.

Paul then challenges the Jewish believers (to whom the book of Hebrews was originally intended) and us to “draw near” to the LORD, possessing a sincere heart full of faith and a conscience cleansed from all evil by the precious blood of Christ Jesus. Everything good and subsequent in our lives depends upon our spiritual cleansing. It is not something we do; it is what Jesus does for us when we repent and trust in Him for His cleansing.

Paul then challenges us further, saying, “Let us hold fast to the confession of our faith.” Loved of the LORD, and now forgiven, the challenge is to avoid wavering in doubt. Did not the LORD promise to keep us close to Him? Is He not faithful? Of course, He is! Just remember what He did on the Cross, and how He arose from His tomb three days later. Can One who did this not be imminently trusted in all things?

Finally, Paul becomes very practical. “Let us consider,” he says, “how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds.”

The word “another” is the Greek word ?????????? hupenantios, meaning “another of the same kind; i.e., a believer.

I am endeavoring to do that very thing as I write to you. I want you to be encouraged, even stimulated, to love fellow believers and even encourage lost friends to turn their lives over the Christ and dispose all of their ungodly activities.

The Day of Christ Jesus’ Return draws closer day-by-day. We may think we have sufficient time to get ready, but when His Trumpet sounds, the Holy Spirit within us will answer and lift us up to meet Him in the air. From that point onward, we will live with Him in Heaven! Don’t waste time! Pray for your lost friends! Witness to them of the salvation in Jesus!

No one knows when He will come. It could be tonight!

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.”