The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

John 14:1-6, “Let not your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me.

2 “In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place

for you.

3 “And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you

may be also.

4 “And you know the way where I am going.”

5 “Thomas said to Him, ‘Lord, we do not know where You are going, how do we know the way?’

6 “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me.’”

If the 23RD Psalm is the Old Testament’s most beloved psalm, these six verses from the Gospel of John must be the

New Testament’s most beloved. Verse one should calm all the fears and uncertainties that surround us today. It is

not that we should behave as if the virus does not exist; rather, we should not behave as if there were not answer.

You may remember the quotation I cited in a Letter of some time ago. The man was a neighbor and worried over

everything. His signature quotation was: “Don’t tell me that it doesn’t pay to worry! Nothing I ever worried

about ever happened!”

Jesus knew the concern His disciples had. He pointed them beyond themselves (what could they do anyway?), and

said, “You believe in God, believe also in Me.” That segued into the presentation of His Father’s house, Heaven!

Often, we just need to change the focus of our thinking. We know that God does not waste anything; therefore, when

Jesus said, “I go to prepare a place for you,” it is the promise of something far greater to come!

Knowing, too, that they were sad at the thought of losing Him – they had walked and learned from Him for three

years – He said, “I will come again,” and the promise included taking them (and us!) to be with Him forever. But,

when Thomas said, “Lord, we don’t know…the way,” Jesus said, “I AM the way… No one comes to the Father

but by Me.”

In summation: yes, we have a crisis on our hands. But it is NOT a crisis that is erased by worry. In fact, it is NOT a

crisis to the LORD! So keep your eyes and thoughts on Him! Concentrate on His Word and His promises! Don’t you

think that the loss of my dear, irreplaceable wife of 64 years makes Heaven and the Coming of Jesus more desirable?

But, you don’t have to endure the sorrow; just focus on Him and His Word! And pray in faith believing! Keep the Faith!

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

P. S.: As you contemplate Christ’s Coming and the Mansion He has prepared for you, absorb the attachment

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.”