The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Psalm 25:4-5, “Make me know Thy ways, O LORD; Teach me Thy paths.

5 Lead me in Thy truth and teach me, For Thou art the God of my salvation;

For Thee I wait all the day.”

Were you ever given instructions about something, but didn’t clearly understand its meaning? What did you do? My guess is that you inquired again from the one who

first instructed you. Is there ever any instruction the LORD gives that we don’t clearly understand? He’s very clear with His instructions; perhaps, we didn’t like what He gave us. Maybe we had in mind something different for our lives. In any event, finding the LORD’s will for our lives is mandatory. It’s also the key to our happiness.

The Psalmist’s first inquiry may have been to know how far or how fervently were the

intentions of the LORD’s instruction. For example, is He calling us to minister as an overseas missionary or witness here at home? “Teach me Thy paths” might be an extension of the inquiry, such as where do you want us to go?

“Lead me in Thy truth” certainly indicates that He will be walking alongside of us, teaching all the while, as we fellowship together. That’s practical instruction; furthermore, it is the responsibility of the Teacher to teach. He has awarded our faith in Him with eternal salvation; we ought now to eagerly await His next instruction.

At other times, we are so eager to get into LORD’s work that we race ahead of His instruction. And to the contrary, we often merely drag lifelessly along, becaise we didn’t get the instruction we wanted. We forget (willingly or inadvertantly) that the LORD is the Teacher. He assumed charge of our lives the moment we accepted Him as LORD.

All of that being true, being a loving, intentional witness of His Love for others must be the primary focus of our lives. When we show concern for others and their needs, they see His love residing within us. That is prerequisite to any and all the rest of what we say and do. Oh, “Make (us) to know Thy ways, O LORD; Teach (us) in Thy paths.”

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.”