The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Psalm 69:1-4, “Save me, O God, For the waters have threatened my life.

2 I have sunk in deep mire, and there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters,

and a flood overflows me.

3 I am weary with my crying; my throat is parched; My eyes fail while I wait for my God.

4 Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; Those who

would destroy me are powerful, being wrongfully my enemies, What I did not steal, I

then have to restore.”

Were you ever confronted with a situation that appeared hopeless? In retrospect, you might not have viewed it quite as seriously; yet, at the time, you were confused and bewildered and saw absolutely no solution. You were cornered and had no observable way out.

It’s quite probable that David had many such situations. His current troubles, however, threatened his very life! What was encouraging was that he knew the One who could and would rescue him.

The Scriptures do not reveal the specifics of David’s dilemma. His writing is in a “colorful” style, which causes us to believe that there may have been several situations that he molded together in this overt cry for help.

Surely, we’ve all experienced situations so enormous that it was like drowning. Our instability in those times was like having nothing firm under our feet. There was no stable support, and enemies were raging against us! Our throats were hoarse from crying for help, and our eyes were weak, as sleep was rapidly, yet graciously setting in upon us.

Worst of all, multiplied people were storming against us without the slightest bit of evidence against us. “Those who would destroy me are powerful, being wrongfully my enemies. What I did not steal, I then have to restore.”

Some things appear to have no answer; but they just appear that way. Later in this psalm, David reports that despite being, “… afflicted and in pain; may Thy salvation, O God, set me securely on high. I will praise the name of God with song, and shall magnify Him with thanksgiving” (vv. 29-30).

May we learn to praise the LORD regardless of our circumstances! No one said it was easy, but we know that everything the LORD does is right, and that He does it for those whom He loves.

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.”