The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Psalm 73:21-24, “When my heart was embittered, and I was pierced within,

22 Then I was senseless and ignorant; I was like a beast before Thee.

23 Nevertheless I am continually with Thee; Thou hast taken hold of my right hand.

24 With Thy counsel Thou wilt guide me, and afterward receive me to glory.”

Sometimes reading the Bible reminds us of just how bad we are! What’s worse, it

tells us that the LORD Himself knows how bad we are! The first two verses give us

a very, clear picture. Bitterness starts in the heart! Something we had planned went wrong; somebody did something that adversely affected us; thereafter, our focus

became bitter toward another person, sometimes even toward God.

Christians are not exempt from bitterness, although it should and does lie outside

our behavior pattern. Closer examination reveals that such attitudes are both

“senseless and ignorant.” Believers are to be under the control of the Holy Spirit,

and bitterness and its resulting behaviorisms are never His assignments.

Getting a grip on himself, the believer realizes that he still belongs to the LORD.

Perhaps recalling an incident in his own, younger life, the psalmist notes how the

LORD has taken him by the hand, just as his mother had doubtlessly often done.

The psalmist then and there declares his confidence that the LORD will be his

counsel and will forever guide him in right paths. Further, when the LORD considers

that His servant has learned what He willed and has completed his task on Earth,

He will receive him into His Heavenly Home.

The Bible and the Holy Spirit are both gifts to every Christian believer. The Scripture

gives us written instructions that we should spiritually and practically absorb every

day. The Holy Spirit is the LORD residing within us, triggering and tweaking our

thoughts so as to enable us to fulfill His purpose and glorify Him through our lives.

Where do you stand in all of this? Does the LORD have your hand? Has His Word

invaded and altered your lifestyle? Are you obeying the promptings of the Holy Spirit?

And are you ready for Heaven, should He suddenly call you? These are considerations

of far greater value than the glitter of worldly treasures. Get a spiritual focus on Christ while yet there is time!

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.”