The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

John 3:34-36, “For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for He gives the Spirit without

measure.

35″The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into His hand.

36″He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son shall not see life,

but the wrath of God abides on him.”

I am intrigued by these verses. They speak clearly of the Trinity and do it in three verses. There is also

an indisputable message to us and to those who lived before us and will live after us. Let’s look at them

very carefully.

The first “He” above is clearly the Son, Jesus Christ, for “God” (the Father) sent Him (Jesus) to be the Savior of the world. When the Holy Spirit is given, He is given without measure; that is, there is no such thing as God partialing out the Holy Spirit as ½ to you, 2/3 to another, and so forth. When one repents of

sin and accepts the LORD Jesus Christ by faith, he immediately receives ALL of the Holy Spirit. Did you

ever hear of an earthly father saying of his son, “He’s half my son, and she’s ¾ my daughter”? That’s nonsense! He’s either the man’s son or he isn’t. No percentages involved.

“But,” you ask, “How do I know whether I have the Holy Spirit within me?” Do you obey the Son? Obedience to the LORD Jesus Christ is your proof of the Holy Spirit’s indwelling. If the Spirit controls you –your thoughts, your actions, your attitudes, your prayer life –everything; then you have the Holy Spirit indwelling you life because it’s impossible to do the will of God without the Spirit’s leadership. The Spirit always directs us to obey the Word, the Bible! He also gives us understanding of the Bible as we read and study it. That’s also your pastor’s responsibility. Hopefully, he understands what you don’t and can explain it to you.

It’s truly exciting to know that God loves you and has His Holy Spirit dwelling within you. But, there’s also a

solemn warning in our last verse above. “He who does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of

God abides on him.” The Holy Spirit is God’s mark on your life that you belong to Him. Obedience to the Word and the Spirit is proof that you belong to the Father. That’s not just attending church, although that is included. It’s reading the Bible and praying for understanding; then, it doing what you understand. All of that brings glory to God and is proof that your love is vested in Him as His is in you. God bless you! You are in

my daily prayers.

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

P. S. If you’ve recently committed your life to Jesus Christ, please let me be one of the first to know. I want to pray specifically

for you and encourage you in your newly-found faith. If you’ve never started to church and don’t know where to go, I will

seek to research and find a good fellowship near where you live. My contact information is below, but I am much easier to

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.”