The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Acts 1:6-8, “And so when they had come together, they were asking Him, saying, ‘Lord, is it at this
time You are restoring the kingdom to Israel?’
7 He said to them, ‘It is not for you to know times or epochs which the Father has fixed by His own
authority;
8 but you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My
witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the
earth.’”

The purpose of the book of Acts is to show the origin and development of the Christian Church. Acts
was written by Luke the Physician, the same person who wrote the Gospel of Luke. Following his
Resurrection, Jesus gathered His followers (about 120, according to 1:15) for His final instruction
before His Ascention into Heaven. They had questions, to be sure, but Jesus brushed them all aside,
focusing on what they needed to immediately know.

They were to receive power (???????, dunamis) from the Holy Spirit in order that they might witness
effectively to those everywhere who are spiritually lost and need salvation in Jesus Christ. It is the
same for us today. We have to know Him before we can share Him with others. Moreover, when we
know Him, we are to share Him.

What a gargantuan task those early believers faced! They had none of the vehicles of transportation
and communication we have today. This very Letter you are reading has been sent into multiple
countries of our current world! Think of the advantages we have that those first century disciples did
not have! Yet, we and they are to do our best in reaching others for Him. We will probably never
know the effectiveness of our witness –at least, not in this life. That really doesn’t matter. Everything
we do is by faith. The results are the LORD’s business.

You can begin by forwarding these Letters to others. You may want to write personally to some you know. You know scores of people I do not know. It can be a joint venture, His Spirit leading each of us in spreading the Good News of Salvation in Christ Jesus! Pray about your involvement. Make 2021 a spiritually victorious year, glorying Jesus Christ! God bless you abundantly!

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