The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Proverbs 14:34-35, “Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a disgrace to any people.

35The king’s favor is toward a servant who acts wisely, but his anger is toward him who

acts shamefully.”

Most readers are familiar with verse 34, but few, I would guess, have paid much attention

to verse 35. Verse 34 speaks of a people so vast in number that they are designated a nation.

If that nation –and that’s any nation—recognizes the LORD as its Lord, the righteousness of

the LORD will uplift that nation among the other nations of the world. But if that nation sins and

promotes gross ungodliness, it is a shameful disgrace to the God who created it.

Verse 35 speaks of a citizen. Wise citizens act wisely and gain the favor of their human leaders.

Acting shamefully and sinfully, however, stirs up the anger of righteous leaders and brings

down heavy wrath upon unwise citizens.

All of that is to say that no country rises higher than the majority of its citizenry. If we want our

nation to be industrious, we must be industrious. If we wish our nation and its leaders to deal

honestly with us, we must be honest in all that we do. A nation is the composite of its citizens.

Want your neighbor to treat you kindly? Treat him kindly! Want people to listen to what you

have to say? Listen to what other people have to say. It’s a corporate idea built upon the

phrase that says, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Incorporate that idea

into your lifestyle and start feeling good about how others begin to treat you.

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.”