The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Colossians 3:5-10, “Therefore, consider the members of your earthly body as dead to immorality, impurity, passion,

evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry.

6 For it is on account of these things that the wrath of God will come,

7 and in them you also once walked, when you were living in them.

8 But now you also, put them all aside: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and abusive speech from your mouth.

9 Do not lie to one another, since you laid aside the old self with its evil practices,

10 and have put on the new self who is being renewed to a true knowledge according to the image of the One who

created him.”

Our world is in a mess! Only one thing can be viewed as “good”: the COVID-19 pandemic has awakened many people to the reality of God and occasioned prayer that has led to the salvation of souls to Jesus Christ! But,

salvation in Christ is only the beginning of a new life. It is, in truth, a commitment to Christ – a commitment that promises dedication to Him and to Him alone! It means turning away from immorality, impurity, passion, evil desires and greed –all of which amount to idolatry, the worship of pagan gods. These transgressions will bring God’s wrath down upon the world-at-large.

Those are the “big ticket” sins. Yet, there’s more! Sin still reigns throughout the world and affects all human life. Paul names yet more vicious sins that still plague our lives, even the lives that have been committed to Christ. Impulsive anger, angry tempers, wickedness, abusive language, perjury –all sins of the flesh; and they work on us daily and

deny the very commitment we pledged to Christ.

We can resist all of that temptation to sin! Moreover, we must resist it! Examine your life! Root out all of those vicious sins named in the verses above. Pray that the Spirit of God, Who indwells you as a believer, will strengthen you in your resistance of evil. Let your life show forth to the Glory of Almighty God! Saying you’re a Christian is one thing; living as Christian is another! You’re not on your own! But, you must listen and obey the Spirit of God within you.

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

P. S. Whitney Tilson, the New York finacier, needs Jesus. Please pray for his salvation. Tilson says he never met an evangelical

Christian, until he encountered the group with Samaritan’s Purse. His influence for Christ could rock Wall Street and bring

many to faith in our Savior!

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.”