The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Jude 1:20-22, “But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith; praying in the Holy Spirit;

21 keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting anxiously for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life.

22 And have mercy on some, who are doubting…”

Throughout the Scriptures we are told again and again to “love one another,” and to help and assist others to be what they

should be. But, before we can be effective in helping others, we have to watch out for ourselves. Jude has spoken quite directly concerning those who are “grumblers, finding fault, (and) “following after their own lusts” (vs. 16); but, Jude knows that we will not be successful in helping others until we have become what we need to become.

Why do you think the airline stewardesses tell us to put the oxygen mask on our own faces first?

Physically weak people cannot help physically weak people. Neither can spiritually weak people help spiritually weak people or those who have no faith at all. We must attend to our own spiritual needs before we can help others. Jude lists several things we need to do to become spiritually stronger. First, we must build ourselves up by faith! Learn to believe, to trust the LORD in and for everything. We must learn, also, to pray by allowing the Holy Spirit to lead us. If He is leading you, you will know it. If He isn’t, you’ll know that, too.

Stay close to the love of God; keep looking for His Return, whereby He will show His mercy and will lead the lost into eternal life. Not everyone will believe. Yet, those who are amenable to believing need the assistance of those who have believed already. Some will continue to doubt. But, we must not fail to show them mercy, too. Think of the mercy our LORD has shown on us!

Today you will come into contact with someone who needs the LORD, someone who is looking for something they do not possess, someone who is feeling lost because he is lost. It’s the faithful, prayerful, loving, merciful, believing Christian,

whom the LORD has prepared to reach them. You are that one! May Jesus Christ give you victory in your life today!

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.”