The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Daniel 4:23-25, “In that the king saw an angelic watcher, a holy one, descending from heaven and saying, ‘Chop down the tree and destroy it; yet leave the stump with its roots in the ground, but with a band of iron and bronze around it in the new grass of the field, and let him be drenched with the dew of heaven, and let him share with the beasts of the field until seven periods of time pass over him,’
24 this is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the Most High, which has come upon my lord the king:
25 that you be driven away from mankind and your dwelling place be with the beasts of the field, and you be given grass to eat like cattle and be drenched with the dew of heaven; and seven periods of time will pass over you, until you recognize that the Most High is ruler over the realm of mankind and bestows it on whomever He wishes.”

Sometimes we just get too full of ourselves. It happens when we focus exclusively on ourselves and our desires. No one else matters. No thinking outside of our own possesses any value. Yet, when this occurs, trouble is just around the corner.

Nebuchadnezzar was the undisputed king of Babylon. He was in charge of everything. He was the law, and no one dared to dispute it –well, almost no one. The king’s only difficulty, it seemed, was having dreams he could not understand. That ought to have been a hint to him that even as king, he didn’t know everything. But when some people come to believe they know it all, it takes the LORD to prove to them that He is greater!

Daniel was a servant of the LORD. The LORD gave Daniel the interpretation of the king’s dream; and for a short time, Nebuchadnezzar lived under the sovereignty of Almighty God. But then, one day he got cocky, admiring all of the things he possessed, things he had built. They were indeed magnificent, but there was One who was greater –One whom the king must be made to recognize as superior to himself.

When he stubbornly refused to acknowledge the LORD as superior, all that you read in the verses above came crashing down on him. And for seven, long years Nebuchadnezzar lived like an animal and ate grass until he recognized and acknowledged the LORD God of Heaven as Superior over all! Don’t fall into Satan’s trap. Worse than what happened to Nebuchadnezzar can happen to us. Yield your life –your time, possessions—all that you have to Jesus Christ. Put Him first! That’s when life becomes real and truly meaningful.

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