The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Romans 1:14-17, “I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.

15 Thus, for my part, I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome.

16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew

first and also to the Greek.

17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, ‘But the righteous man shall live

by faith.’”

Are you indebt? Oh, there are various kinds of indebtedness. You may be indebt for your home or your car or your college tuition. But those are all financial debts. There are debts of kindness, debts of love, debts that cannot be measured, thus they can never be fully repaid. Paul, the author of Romans and 13 other books of the New Testament, declared his indebetedness to the Greeks and barbarians (strangers).

The LORD declared Paul’s indebtedness when He said to Ananias, “…he (Paul) is a chosen instrument of Mine, to bear My name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel” (Acts 9:15). While Paul’s primary task is to preach to the Gentiles, he does not neglect the Jews; and in the process, he is brought before kings, much as the late Billy Graham was welcomed by dignitaries throughout the world.

Paul is eager to preach! Everything he had done up to this point had been wrong! When he met the LORD, he changed his message and his direction. He was no longer ashamed of the Gospel. He had witnessed the LORD’s power and salvation on the Damascus Road! He now saw himself as indebted to everyone! And the world was turned around through his ministry!

Now, let’s go back to that first question: Are you indebt? If you know the LORD Jesus Christ, you are! All who know Him are! The teller at the bank; the girl filling the shelves in the store; the checkout person; the garage mechanic; the doctors, the nurses — we owe them a debt! We know the One they all need. He’s the One the world needs! Jesus Christ is our Hope! Others need Him to be their hope! Pray for your lost friends, and share Jesus with them!

We may not have much time left; and that leaves them with virtually no time at all.

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.”