The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Mark 11:25-26, “And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone;

so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your transgressions.

26 “But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your transgressions.”

For a number of years I conducted evangelistic meetings in a number of countries throughout the

world; and, to my surprise, I discovered what worked the hardest against lost people coming to

faith in the LORD Jesus Christ: the lack of forgiveness! To be accurate, I was more of a revivalist

than an evangelist. Once the church got right with the LORD, lost people began to come to Christ!

Mark writes more like a quick-copy newspaperman. He doesn’t mince words; he come right to the

point. Do you pray? he asks. Well, you have to forgive others before the LORD will forgive you.

Forgive is a word that means “to send away.” The things that we hold against others has to be

sent away –away out of our minds, and away out of our hearts.

Some weeks ago, a policewoman was tried and convicted of shooting and killing a young man.

At the trial (a portion of which was later shown online), the brother of the young man who was

killed, said from the witness stand that he forgave the officer for what she did. He then asked

permission from the judge to approach and hug the woman who killed his brother. The judge

gave permission, and he hugged her repeatedly as she wept profusely. It was a touching moment,

to say the least (no pun intended). In those moments of tenderness, the young man demonstrated

his forgiveness. It was brushed away, out of his mind and heart.

this list may have had someone kill a loved one of theirs, and they’re wondering why their prayers

are not being answered. It’s the lack of forgiveness.

I experienced a situation some years ago that provoked anger in my heart. A loved one of mind

was dealt wrongly, resulting in a serious loss. Quite honestly, I was furious! I nursed that grudge

for some years before I came to the point of forgiveness. And during that time, I had difficulty

with answers to my prayers. Hey, the LORD means business! And when I got right with Him,

He began to answer my needs. Do a little clean-up in your life and life will trully get better!

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.”