The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Acts 22:6-10, “But it happened that as I was on my way, approaching Damascus about noontime, a very bright light suddenly flashed from heaven all around me,
7 and I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?’
8 “And I answered, ‘Who are You, Lord?’ And He said to me, ‘I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting.’
9 “And those who were with me saw the light, to be sure, but did not understand the voice of the One who was speaking to me.
10 “And I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ And the Lord said to me, ‘Get up and go on into Damascus, and there you will be told of all that has been appointed for you to do.’”

There’s a decided advantage to be conversant in more than one language. The Apostle Paul was conversant in Greek and possibly Latin, but when the crowd that screamed for his life heard him speak in Hebrew, they immediately quieted themselves to hear what he had to say. What he told them was how he came to know Jesus right in the middle of the Road to Damascus. It is precisely what he said back in chapter nine of the Book of Acts, when he first related how he came to know Christ.

There are believers today who have never related their conversion experience. Some may have fear of how it will be received. Some possibly doubt that others would even care to hear it. Yet, there is strength in every one who witnesses of his conversion to the LORD Jesus. The conversion of our self-centeredness into love and dedication toward Christ is exactly what those without Him want and need to hear. If they don’t have Christ, their lives are sinful and empty and longing to be cleaned and filled with something new.

Those who count for Christ are they who want to share their witness of Him. It’s not a selfish, “look-at-me” type of thing. It’s shared to the glory of Jesus Christ. His death and resurrection were for all mankind. There are those who have received Him as their LORD, and there are those who haven’t, but who desperately want to know Him. That’s where you and I come in. We can share Jesus with the trust that He and He alone will be glorified. You life will fill with joy just in the telling. You will burst into joy when you see them blessed by having heard of Him. So, share Him today! You’ll be
glad you did, and so will they.

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