The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Romans 8:28, 37-39, “And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who

love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.

37 But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us.

38 For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor

things to come, nor powers,

39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God,

which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

How often recently have you asked yourself, “Why are things like they are? What is going on in our world?” Historians, philosophers, psychologists, educators and many others are asking the same questions. They all see and experience the same things, yet these groups often differ as to the cause of the troubles in our world.

There is an answer in Scripture as to why things are as they are. The sinfulness of mankind exists because God has been omitted from the equation of life. Once we write God out of our lives, life begins to totter and smolder and stink! Still, it doesn’t have to be that way for everyone. Paul has excoriated man for his sinfulness; yet he come immediately back to say that everything lies in God’s Eternal Hands. In fact, all those things we don’t understand are things God has working together to produce good for those who love and recognize Him. We have conquered in Christ! We just haven’t realized it yet. We’ve won the war because we’ve trusted Christ. We just haven’t realized it yet.

Paul closes this chapter with what some consider the three most powerful verses in the whole of his letter to the Romans. They are a supreme encouragement to all who read them thoughtfully. We Christians are the conquerors! We conquer because Christ has conquered and we belong to Him.

Then Paul lists nine extremely severe element that threaten Christians everywhere. Yet, none of them

are “able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our LORD.” We are victorious!!

“But,” you say, “the battle still rages; the war is not over.” To which Paul affirms, “Oh, no? Jesus arose from the dead! Who stands victoriously over Him?”

May we never become discouraged because lawlessness stalks our streets, because looters steal and burn, because monuments to fallen heroes are being toppled. GOD IS STILL ALIVE!! And because He is, we are victorious! God bless you abundantly! Keep a good thought! Memorize verse 28 above!

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.”