The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Colossians 3:1-4, “If then you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the

right hand of God.

2 Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth.

3 For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

4 When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory.”

The entire theme of the Letter to the Colossians is “The Supreme Glory and Dignity of Christ.” Jesus exemplified that theme

when He was on Earth. Now that He has returned to Heaven with the Father, it is left to us, who have accepted Him as LORD and Savior, to reveal His likeness through our lives. Yet, how are we to accomplish this? The key is to consistently deliberate

and focus on Heavenly things.

Believe it or not, we have control over what we think. And what we think is largely dependent upon what read and view. Our minds go where we want them to go. We train pets to behave according to our desires. We can also train our own minds to

concentrate on specific things. Paul urges us to concentrate on heavenly things. As believers in Jesus Christ, we are committed to Him. We elected to “die” to the things that are not of Him. Those who enlist in the military learn very quickly that they can no longer “sleep in,” as they did before their enlistment. So it is to be with us regarding our enlistment with Christ.

Christ has become our life! The things of this world are passing away. We learn from Scripture that this world and its “pleasures” are rapidly coming to an end. Jesus is returning to take His own with Him to Heaven. The money, the things that make for riches and wealth, are expendable! They will all be left behind.

When I was young, I worked for a funeral home. I observed people and how they responded to death. I’ve seen the dead

lying in caskets, adorned with costly jewels. Yet, what is the value of riches when life itself has be wrested from us?

Remember the rich man in Luke 12. He thought with his riches, he was set for life. But God called him a “fool,” saying, “’This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own what you have prepared?’ So is the man who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”

There’s only one life –it will soon be past;

And only what’s done for Christ will last.

Set your daily focus on eternity! Live as if this were you last day on Earth. One day it will be!

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