The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Romans 1:18-20, “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of

men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,

19 because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them.

20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been

clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.”

My maternal grandfather was a schoolteacher and sports coach. He was also a minister of the Gospel. It’s easy, therefore, to realize that he knew what “rules” meant and what the price was for those who broke them. By all appearences T. R. was an easy-going man, who never looked for a fight with anyone. All that being said, don’t rile him with rule-breaking or you’ll truly have a fight on your hands. (And to my knowledge, he never lost.)

T. R. would object to any comparison of himself with Almighty God. Yet, in a sense, I can see somethiing of a parallel. Unquestionably, God is love. That is His chief and foremost attribute. In love, He created us all, and in love, He establishes rules by which He expects us to live. Yet, from right out of the box we engaged in a false start. We heard the buzzer and knew that we had jumped the starting gun. We were clearly in the wrong. What’s worse, we argued with the Starter and sought to supress His truth, despite it was clearly and indisputably before us.

Our sins were two-fold and there was a price to be paid. We had no right to complain as we were clearly in the wrong! We were and are without excuse! “But I thought God was a God of love,” we cried. The answer to our cry resounded in an echo: God is love, but sin is a violation of His rules; and when His rules are violated, He displays an inconceivable wrath! “But, why should the LORD be angry because we sinned? After all, we didn’t know…”

Oh, we knew all right. We “suppressed the truth” –His Truth– by being unrighteous and living unrighteously.

So, the question is: Do you want God’s Love? Or do you want God’s wrath? Turn you life over to Him! Experience His Love! Avoid His wrath! He’s The Teacher; He’s The Coach; He’s the Minister of Truth and Justice! And He gave His only begotten Son, Jesus, to die on the Cross for our sins. On the third day, Jesus arose from the dead. Some days later, Jesus ascended into Heaven to live with His Father. He’s Coming Again soon to take His children (all born-again believers) with Him back to Heaven. Are you ready? Are your friends ready? Time is runing out….

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.”