The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

John 11:20-27, “Martha therefore, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went to meet Him; but Mary still

sat in the house.

21 Martha therefore said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.

22 “Even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You.”

23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother shall rise again.”

24 Martha said to Him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.”

25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me shall live even if he dies,

26 and everyone who lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?”

27 She said to Him, “Yes, Lord; I have believed that You are the Christ, the Son of God, even He who

comes into the world.”

Every crisis has a resurrection! If you know the LORD, those resurrections are moments of rejoicing!

Lazarus was dead. His sisters, Martha and Mary, had sent for Jesus; but He waited four days before He

journeyed to their house. Martha was gifted with a hyper-personality. Mary was quiet and thoughtful. When Jesus arrived, it was Martha, who rushed to meet Him.

Her words to Him might well be taken as a mild rebuke, “If you had been here—“ Yet, they were softened with words of confidence. “Even now, I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You.” Oh, that we all had that kind of faith! Her faith elicited Jesus’ assurance: “Your brother shall rise again.”

We don’t all experience the crisis Mary and Martha. Crises of various imperatives come to different people and at different times. Yet, they all cry out for Divine help. Jesus’ declaration to Martha is His declaration to each of us: “I Am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me shall live even if he dies…” The most

fundamental question then and now was: “Do you believe this?” Jesus calls us as He called Martha: “Do you believe?”

If you believe as Martha, that Jesus is “the Christ, the Son of God,” then you have Him as your Guide and your Shield. Remember when you first acknowledged Him as your LORD and Savior? If you can trust Him with your eternal soul, with what can you not trust Him? Crises are hard! But, none are harder than He can handle. Give it all to Jesus! He will carry you through. Incidentally, Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead!

What do you face that calls for greater than that? I am praying for 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.”