The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Psalm 28:1-9, “To Thee, O LORD, I call; My rock, do not be deaf to me, Lest, if Thou be silent to me, I become like those who go down

to the pit.

2 Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry to Thee for help, When I lift up my hands toward Thy holy sanctuary.

3 Do not drag me away with the wicked And with those who work iniquity; Who speak peace with their neighbors, While evil is in their

hearts.

4 Requite them according to their work and according to the evil of their practices; Requite them according to the deeds of their hands;

Repay them their recompense.

5 Because they do not regard the works of the LORD nor the deeds of His hands, He will tear them down and not build them up.

6 Blessed be the LORD, Because He has heard the voice of my supplication.

7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart exults, And with my song I

shall thank Him.

8 The LORD is their strength, And He is a saving defense to His anointed.

9 Save Thy people, and bless Thine inheritance; Be their shepherd also, and carry them forever.”

Were you ever in a situation that seemed utterly helpless? Wickedness surrounded you! Evil and depravity were everywhere! You were so encompassed about by debauchery that your only help lay in the Hands of the LORD? What do you do? You cry out with all your heart to the LORD for His rescue! You pray more earnestly than you’ve ever prayed for His deliverance.

Deliverance can be an extraction from the midst of an undesirable situation, or it can be an elimination of those persons who intend evil against us! The choice itself lies in the Hands of the Deliverer to whom we cry. We are so smothered by the intentions of those who are working against us to even consider a plausible way out. Of necessity, we yield everything to the LORD’s Divine Hands and beg desperately for mercy!

David himself is powerless. He cries for the LORD to give those who rail against His people the recompense they deserve! That is our

hope, as well. That must be our cry! When we think of ourselves as adequate to stand against evil, we have already lost the battle. Note, too, that David does not offer his own life as a pristine reason for the LORD to intervene. He admits his sin. We must also admit our sin and throw ourselves completely upon the LORD for His deliverance.

With all of the above being true, David simply declares victory! “The LORD is my strength and my shield,” he cries in verse seven. That is a clear and concise declaration of faith in the LORD! We simply cannot pray for the LORD’s deliverance and then wonder if-and- when it will come. We must BELIEVE and declare victory! We must rest in the assurance of that victory and praise the LORD for it!

“He is a saving defense to His anointed.” He is also our Shepherd, leading and teaching us to trust and obey Him.

Do you trust the LORD to extract you from seemingly insurmountable difficulties? If He is your LORD, you will trust Him. If He is not, you must trust Him today. There is no other way, and life’s time is running out. May He bless you and enable you to believe! You will be glad! I can promise you that.

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