The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Matthew 6:9-15, “Pray, then, in this way: ‘Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.
10 ‘Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
11 ‘Give us this day our daily bread.
12 ‘And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 ‘And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen .’”

The day just past having been “Fathers’ Day,” it was appropriate in multiple ways that we remember our Heavenly Father. It is He who lives to make us into His own likeness, and He does so when we divest ourselves of the sin that comes between us.

He lives in Heaven; we live on Earth. Yet, we on Earth are to revere His Name for there is nothing that we possess that is not first allowed by Him. He gives us all that we need and far more than we deserve. While we wait for His Kingdom to come with all of its wonders and purity, His will is being processed on Earth even as it is in Heaven.

He provides for our daily needs; He gives us food to eat. He forgives the debts we owe to Him for all that He is and for all that He provides. He expects us to forgive those who are indebted to us for much lesser things that we are indebted to Him. The Light of His Life delivers us from evil –even from the temptations that arise within us– temptations to entertain evil. We are His by creation– His by Divine Design. His alone is the kingdom that is coming, with His power and His glory forever. May it ever be so! And may we each be ready.

Thank you, Blessed LORD, for all that You are and all that You do! We owe everything to 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