The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

John 8:34-37, “Jesus answered them, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is the

slave of sin.

35 And the slave does not remain in the house forever; the son does remain forever.

36 If therefore the Son shall make you free, you shall be free indeed.

37 I know that you are Abraham’s offspring; yet you seek to kill Me, because My word has no place

in you.’”

Okay, gang, quiet down and listen up! Virtually, every reader has been somewhere and heard words from a leader that sounded like that. High school basketball, football; college soccer, vollyball. Accepting that you have heard words to that effect, I can tell you that Jesus’ use of “Truly, truly” means much the same. He is getting ready to share something of vital importance, so He repeats the word “truly.”

What He goes on to say is as simple as it is important. Everyone has committed sin, so everyone is the slave of sin. Slaves do what their masters tell them. Satan is in charge of all sinful attitudes and activities. His followers don’t even have to pre-judge what they’re thinking or doing; it’s all just evil, and Satan is the ultimate source of it, and pushes it in all of our lives.

Freedom is precious to everyone. (Just lose a little of it and see how precious it is!) Yet, when we sin, we often (but, not always) do it without thinking. We think we are the authority, when it’s actually Satan. We are conceived and grow up with that spiritual DNA that inclines us toward evil.

We need the Son, Jesus, desperately to set us free! When He died on the Cross, He satisfied His Father’s will by becoming the Supreme Sacrifice for our sins. And when we accept Him as our LORD and Savior, sets us free –free indeed!

Until we experience freedom from sin through Jesus Christ, His “Word has no place in (us).” And that Word, coupled with faithful prayer, is how the Holy Spirit keeps us “on track” with the Father’s will. If you’ve yet to trust Him, do it today! It’s the simplest GREATNESS you’ll ever experience!

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.”