The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10, “Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.
2 We give thanks to God always for all of you, making mention of you in our prayers;
3 constantly bearing in mind your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father,
4 knowing, brethren beloved by God, His choice of you;
5 for our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.
6 You also became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much tribulation with the joy of the Holy Spirit,
7 so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia.
8 For the word of the Lord has sounded forth from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God has gone forth, so that we have no need to say anything.
9 For they themselves report about us what kind of a reception we had with you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God,
10 and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, that is Jesus, who rescues us from the wrath to come.”

There’s nothing quite like a young person, who has just become a believer in Jesus Christ! Maybe you can remember how it was with you when you trusted Him. Well, that’s how it was with the Thessalonian Christians, too. Paul and his two companions, Silvanus and Timothy, were rejoicing over these new believers.

It’s truly exciting to see new believers be so enthusiastic! They just want to tell everyone about the Jesus who saved their souls, and how He could and would do the same for them. Those Thessalonian believers had formerly served idols, but they “turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God.” Do you have idols in your life? Are there things you put ahead of the study of the Word of God and serious prayer? If so, you can turn from them just as these Thessalonians did.

They had one other exciting factor in their lives: they were waiting for the LORD Jesus to come for them from Heaven. He had rescued them from “the wrath to come.” That’s part of the reason they were witnessing to others. Are you witnessing to others? Are you aware that there is a “wrath to come”? There is; and what’s more, you and I as Christians have a responsibility to reach them before that time!

Study the Word of God, witness to others of His saving grace, and be alert! He will come back at the least expected moment!

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

P. S. Please find attached my latest Gospel Tract. It can be sent via text or email. It’s a
simple way to witness to those live too far away to be reached face-to-face.

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