The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

John 1:1-5, 14, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2 He was in the beginning with God.

3 All things came into being by Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.

4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.

5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it….

14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only begotten

from the Father, full of grace and truth.”

Several years ago, I sent a small flashlight to the son of some overseas friends. I remember his parents

writing and saying that he could hardly wait until it was dark, so that he could use the flashlight in the darkness.

John writes this fourth Gospel to the Church. It is what all sermons ought to be: it’s all about Jesus! He tells us

that Jesus was resident with God, His Father, and the Holy Spirit in eternity past. He tells us that Jesus was the Creator of all things. Moreover, He is life, which in turn, became the light of mankind. It is the responsibility of light

to dispel darkness. Darkness hinders sight. Light opens the way and identifies the impediments over which we

would otherwise stumble.

Jesus’ Life that was Light, then became flesh. He became man while retaining His deity. The darkness never

understood the Light. Nor do those who live in darkness today understand His glorious power and glory! Yet,

we who have been blessed to know Him, behold His glory and recognize that has indeed come to us from the

Father. He still shines into the darkest corners of our lives, cleansing us from every vile thought and deed. He

works fervently to make us in His own image, so that those who see us in daily life will see Him in us, and wish

to be made in His image, too.

Light also has beauty. Passing through a prism, light reveals its many glorious colors. Light focused as a lazer,

can pierce the hardest of objects. Light, properly utilized, can purify the filthiest and most vile objects imaginable.

Jesus is the light! He cleanses and purifies us, clothes us in His beauty, and directs our paths, as we walk in the

darkness of this world. Do you know Him? He is available to all who will turn willfully from sin and trust Him!

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.”