The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Matthew 10:28-31, “And do not fear those who kill the body, but are unable to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to

destroy both soul and body in hell.

29 “Are not two sparrows sold for a cent? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father.

30 “But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

31 “Therefore do not fear; you are of more value than many sparrows.”

Have you ever been in the midst of something, only to be called away to consider something different?. In the verses before us, Jesus was in the midst of ministering, when He called His disciples aside to instruct them in how to minister the Gospel to the people-at-large. Witnesses often encounter difficult situations, some possibly due to public occurrences. Care should always be taken when speaking with strangers. Nevertheless, Jesus dispelled all fear, teaching that the Father is both watchful and consistently protective of His own.

Christ’s words in the verses above indicate that man can experience fear and even death, so far as the body is concerned. Yet, the soul is always under the protective security of the Father. Our human souls are of infinite value to the Savior! What is

the value of a human soul? Sparrows were virtually worthless on the monetary scale. Two of them were worth one assarion,

the smallest, copper coin in the realm at that time. Our English text renders is “a cent,” but it was worth much, much less than

our cent. Jesus’ point is that despite the virtual worthlessness of a sparrow, they never escape our Heavenly Father’s observation.

To that He adds, “…the very hairs of your head are all numbered.” As moronic as it might appear, I think of that verse every

time I run a comb through my hair –and, yes, individual strands of hair fall helplessly to the floor. Is God truly keeping track of

how much (or how little) of my hair is retained each day? Or is that thought simply an indication of His eternal watchfulness? It

could be either. After all, how could we question God’s ability to keep count of human hairs when He created the universe?

We are instructed not to live in a state of apprehension! When we have repented of our sins and believed upon Jesus as our LORD and Savior, we live freely and constantly under His divine protection and inestimatible care.

Live in the Word, dear friend! Pray constantly in all you do and encounter! Trust in the LORD always! You have no better or competent friend.

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas 72764

United States of America

“We never know that Christ is all we need until He becomes all that we have.” – Corrie ten Boom