The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

John 10:7-10, “Jesus therefore said to them again, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the

sheep.

8 ‘All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them.

9 ‘I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find

pasture.

10 ‘The thief comes only to steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they might have life, and might

have it abundantly.’”

Jesus addressed His disciples once again with “Truly, truly.” This double term simply indicates the validity and emphasis our LORD is placing upon what He about to say. By His own insistence, He is the door of the sheep. He is the guardian of them and their going in and out is measured according to His will. All who came without His message is a thief and a robber. He alone is the door.

When anyone enters into His fold of necessity comes through Him. In New Testament days, the shepherds slept on the ground at the entrance to the sheep fold. No one could enter without awakening the shepherd; and no sheep could exit without awakening him. Thieves were notorious (aren’t they always?) and their ways were nefarious, but those persons who enter, enter only through Jesus Christ. Once they enter, He renders them saved and secure. Never can they be lost again!

Moreover, Jesus saves not only to secure people, but that they might have abundant life! Abundant does not mean “more stuff”; rather, it means that what His life is of immensely greater value than the life the world knows. It’s actually like coming alive after having been dead! What a joy it is to be secure in Christ Jesus and to have His Holy Spirit dwelling within and guiding our steps according to His will. It reminds us of that

Old Testament verse that says,

Trust in the LORD with all your heart,

And do not lean on your own understanding.

In all your ways acknowledge Him,

And He will make your paths straight (Prov. 3:5-6).

I sincerely hope and pray that you are currently living your life in 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.”