The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Genesis 1:1-5, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
2 And the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep; and the Spirit of God
was moving over the surface of the waters.
3 Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.
4 And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness.
5 And God called the light day, and the darkness He called night. And there was evening and there was
morning, one day.”

With the increased expansion of human denial, it seems appropriate that this Letter should address Truth as it comes to all mankind from Holy Scripture. There was no “big bang!” The beginning of all things, both gargantuan and miniscule, originated in the Mind and by the Hand of Almighty God! The avalanche of pseudo-science that polutes Truth and invades the textbooks of our times would have to us believe otherwise. Yet, true science evidences creation and is tracable only to Holy Scripture: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Such profound words become key to the Book of Genesis.

Prior to the LORD’s Divine Activity in Creation, the Earth possessed no form. There was no life, no light –all was void. Only darkness, the absence of light, hovered over the surface of am empty universe. All was left to the Holy Spirit of God to hover over the surface of what would shortly become the Creation. “…evolutionary science may itself be said to have given the thought of theistic evolution its best base or grounding. The theistic conception is, that the world…all cosmic existences, substances, and events–depend upon God.”

“The Old Testament presents the conception of time…or successive ages, but its real emphasis is on the energy of the Divine Word, bringing into being things that did not previously exist….Then God said, ‘Let there be…’ and there was…!

Ultimately, the Light, separated from darkness, became not only a reality that subsequently enabled Adam and Eve to see their surroundings; but it became a euphemism for the LORD Jesus Christ, who is indeed “The Light of the World.” Has He enlightened your life? Does His Word virtually “come alive” as you read and study it? All of our human senses are vital; otherwise, the LORD would not have created them for us. Yet, “seeing” enables us as none other. With sight, we can read His Word and come to know and trust Him personally.
This is my Father’s world,
And to my listening ears
All nature sings, and round me rings
The music of the spheres.
This is my Father’s world:
I rest me in the thought
Of rocks and trees, of skies and seas–
His hand the wonders wrought.
This is my Father’s world:
O let me ne’er forget
That though the wrong seems oft so strong,
God is the Ruler yet.
This is my Father’s world:
Why should my heart be sad?
The Lord is King: let the heavens ring!
God reigns; let earth be glad!
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