The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

2 Timothy 3:12-15, “Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
13 But evil men and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
14 You, however, continue in the things you have learned and become convinced of, knowing from whom you have learned them,
15 and that from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.”

We are living in times that are deluged with trouble! Problems of all kinds – physical, economic, spiritual – seem to abound without cessesion! We try to do right and live godly lives, but pressures from everywhere seem to be upon us! Is there an answer or are we just to put up with things that lean heavily against us?

You’ve heard the expression, “There’s no rest for the wicked”? The Apostle Paul tells us here that there is no rest from the wicked. Those who desire to live righteous lives will be especially persecuted, things just going from worse to worse. What are we to do in times like these?

The teaching here from Paul is that we should “continue in the things (we) have learned,” starting “from childhood” — from parents, grandparents, Godly teachers in school, but especially from the Bible! “Wisdom” is knowing how to live righteously amid a godless, sinful world. And it is that wisdom that leads us to “salvation through faith…in Jesus Christ.”

If you have come to know Christ in a personal, spiritual way, you already have His strength and power to overcome troubles. If you have yet to come to faith in Him, you’re still able, although time is quickly running out! Get your Bible and start reading the New Testament, especially the Gospel of John! Then, offer an earnest prayer to God, committing yourself to Him. He always hears! What’s more, He answers sincere and earnest prayer!

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