The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Nahum 1:3-9, “The LORD is slow to anger and great in power, and the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. In whirlwind and storm is His way, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
4 He rebukes the sea and makes it dry; He dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel wither; The blossoms of Lebanon wither.
5 Mountains quake because of Him And the hills dissolve; Indeed the earth is upheaved by His presence, the world and all the inhabitants in it.
6 Who can stand before His indignation? Who can endure the burning of His anger? His wrath is poured out like fire and the rocks are broken up by Him. Who can stand before His indignation? Who can endure the burning of His anger? His wrath is poured out like fire and the rocks are broken up by Him. The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble, and He knows those who take refuge in Him.
8 But with an overflowing flood He will make a complete end of its site, and will pursue His enemies into darkness.
9 Whatever you devise against the LORD, He will make a complete end of it. Distress will not rise up twice.”

Most of us know people who seem to have two personalities. When things are going well, they laugh and joke and are great fun for all around them. But, when things are not going well, they grouch and complain and are not-at-all the kind of people we want to be around. Well, don’t put the LORD in either of those categories.

True and loving parents are like that. They possess both love and anger. It’s the love that produces anger when their children disobey. And that anger is not hate, although it often feels like that to the child. Godly parents behave according the LORD’s instruction. They then instruct their children in the ways of the LORD and expect them to obey. How could we expect them to reward their children for disobeying?

Instruction from the LORD comes to us through His Word in Holy Scripture. That’s why we need to read and follow it closely. Only those who wish to justify activities contrary to Scripture subject themselves to God’s wrath. And His wrath is often quite severe! Children who disobey their parents’ instruction often seek to distance themselves from their parents; but there is no running away from the LORD! He is everywhere all the time! You cannot hide from God, but you can be forgiven if you confess your sins to Him and trust Him to forgive you.

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