The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

John 14:23-24, “Jesus answered and said to him, ‘If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word;

and My Father will love him, and We will come to him, and make Our abode with him.

24He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine,

but the Father’s who sent Me.’”

A pastor friend of mine visited me this week. I showed him my library and he was amazed at the number of books it contains. “Have you read all of these books?” he jokingly asked. And I gave him my standard response (as I’ve been asked that question several times): “I’ve read some of all of them.”

The world in which we live is literally FILLED with books! Solomon said, “the writing of many books is endless, and excessive devotion to books is wearying to the body” (Eccl. 12:12). And the only book that emphasizes true love is the Bible. Jesus’ love reaches through virtually every page, and He says that those who love Him will keep His Word; and those who keep His Word will be loved by the Father. When our lives become the home of the Word, the Father’s love makes its home within us.

In his first epistle, John wrote: “We love him, because he first loved us” (1 Jn. 4:19). It is my earnest hope and trust that you and all readers of this Letter truly love Jesus. What exceeds my hope, however, is the certain knowledge that He loves you! With so much hate and evil in the world today, we all need to be exposed to Christ Jesus’ love. You’ll find it quickest in the New Testament section of your Bible. His love is what preserved His Word; and it’s all there 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.”