The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Jeremiah 3:12-13, “Go and proclaim these words toward the north and say, ‘Return, faithless Israel,’ declares the LORD; ‘I will not look upon you in anger. For I am gracious,’ declares the LORD; ‘I will not be angry forever.
13 ‘Only acknowledge your iniquity, that you have transgressed against the LORD your God and have scattered your favors to the strangers under every green tree, and you have not obeyed My voice,’ declares the LORD.’”

Have you ever disobeyed a direct order and done it so viciously that you honestly believed you could never return and face those whom you had disobeyed? “I was so wrong and so disgustingly vile that I could never return, much less could I face those to whom I had showed such excessive anger.” Well, maybe you have a memory of such temperament. Have you ever viewed it as having been toward God?

Jeremiah views the LORD as gracious and forgiving. The LORD will not react in anger. He is gracious and loving even to a faithless and iniquitous people. But what are we to do regarding our transgressions against Him? Acknowledge them as having been wrong. He promises that He will not be angry forever.

Such a directive has often been offered from the LORD. Yet, as mankind moves through the centuries, our sins seem to grow worse. What was once known only in brothels seems now a regular occurrence in some churches. How much will God take before His wrath overflows on us? We must turn from sin and learn to obey His voice. And like a loving parent, He promises that He will not be angry forever.

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