The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Hebrews 13:5-6, “Let your character be free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, ‘I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you,’

6 so that we confidently say, ‘The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What shall man do to me?’”

Have you ever wondered where “faith” comes from? I’ve had a lot of people say to me, “I just don’t have the faith to do that.” Hearing that helps me to know where they have not been. Faith is not the same in all people. First of all, to have faith, you have to have been

with Jesus. You have to believe that He is God and that He gave Himself on the cross for your sins. When He becomes reality in your life, faith grows. Quite often after you receive faith, money creeps in and comes into focus, crying out that money is what you need.

Paul argues against believing that money is the answer to your needs. He said in a letter to Timothy that the “love of money is the root of all kinds of evil.” Paul further says to keep your “character…free from the love of money.” Just be content with what you have, for the LORD has provided you with faith sufficient to believe that He, not money, is all you need. Look at verse five above: “…He Himself has said, ‘I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake (abandon) you.’” His promise enables us to depend upon Him, and

say in return, “The LORD is my helper, I will not be afraid…” Of course, we should take care of what provisions we have and not expect that we can just squander them and He will replenish our losses. He expects us to use good judgment and trust Him, like we did when we were saved. After all, if the LORD Jesus Christ can save us spiritually, He can certainly provide for us materially. Remember: He says, “I will never desert you.” And we are to respond: “The LORD is my helper, I will not be afraid.”

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.”