The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Psalm 145:14-21, “The LORD sustains all who fall, and raises up all who are bowed down.

15 The eyes of all look to Thee, and Thou dost give them their food in due time.

16 Thou dost open Thy hand, and dost satisfy the desire of every living thing.

17 The LORD is righteous in all His ways, and kind in all His deeds.

18 The LORD is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth.

19 He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He will also hear their cry and will save them.

20 The LORD keeps all who love Him; but all the wicked, He will destroy.

21 My mouth will speak the praise of the LORD; and all flesh will bless His holy name forever and ever.”

I heard it clearly. My eyes were frozen to the screen! “Do you believe in God?” The question itself did not shake me, but I was startled to hear and see it from the one who asked it! It was a newscaster –a television newscaster! He was interviewing an elected government official, when suddenly, out-of-the-blue, he posed the question. It was as if he had just read the verses above. Equally surprising was the response of the interviewee. He was not rattled in the least. His reply was as strong and solemn as the questioner’s!

Four times in the verses above, the psalmist cites the LORD. “The LORD sustains…” He supports all who fall and are in need. “The LORD is righteous…” He is just and kind and truthful in all His ways. “The LORD is near…” He is much closer than to us than we think. He hears our prayers –prayers that are sincere and trusting. He provides what we desire, when we reverence Him in our daily living. He preserves and protects those who genuinely love Him. Simultaneously, He destroys the wicked and all that they plot against the righteous.

Then, in the final verse, the psalmist vows that he himself will praise the LORD for all His works. The psalmist’s words and acts should encourage us all to praise and bless the Name of the LORD! Listen, if a television newscaster can spontaneously proclaim his faith on the air in the hearing and viewing of millions of people, surely you and I can praise Him openly to all with whom we come into contact. Take inventory of His blessings and provisions in your own life, and share His blessings with others! The LORD will support and bless all who praise His holy Name!

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