The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Proverbs 20:11-12, “It is by his deeds that a lad distinguishes himself If his conduct is pure and right.

12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye, The LORD has made both of them.”

Electronics has entered every area of our lives. If you’re not sure about that, you just need to watch football!

Things that occur with such speed often seem to favor one team; however, with electronics, we have replay;

and with replay, we get a closer and more accurate examination.

Ordinary people are like players on a football team; the catch of a long throw from the quarterback is unquestionable!

–or is it? Close inspection says that the ball hit the ground before the receiver had complete control of it. It’s not

counted as a catch.

We often engage in activities that appear to escape the eye of those around us. Sometimes we just have to admit

that what we did was wrong. Yet, even in those times when we think nobody could see what we did, God sees!

The writer says “The hearing ear and the seeing eye, the LORD has made both of them.” We just cannot hide

from those who are smarter and more vigilant than we are. I’ve had people reveal to me things that they had heard

me say –things I denied because I didn’t remember saying them. Yet, when they cited the time, the place, the

circumstances, and the words, then I remembered and had to admit to what I had said.

But, whether or not someone overhears what you say, the LORD hears everything, and His eye beholds everything.

He made them both! The engineer that built the engine of the car knows the engine’s maximum power. He knows

what the engine will do and what it will not do. Even so (only more so!), the LORD knows everything about you and me.

That’s exactly why the writer warns us to be sure our “conduct is pure and right.” It’s no good trying to compare

yourself with someone else. There is but one standard, and it is His! Be careful tomorrow. The LORD never slumbers

or sleeps.

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.”