The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Exodus 20:1-6, “Then God spoke all these words, saying,
2 ‘I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
3 ‘You shall have no other gods before Me.
4 ‘You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth.
5 ‘You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me,
6 but showing lovingkindness to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.’”

If you are reading carefully, you will recognize these words as the commencement of the Ten Commandments. It takes eleven more verses, however, to complete the LORD’s words with regard to all the Commandments. They should all be read slowly so as to absorbe their full meaning.

You probably don’t have any symbols or carvings or pictures of false gods in your home; at least, I hope you don’t. But there are other gods that can be worshiped just as truly as those made of wood or stone. A craving for money can make money your god. Honors bestowed upon you can produce pride, which can become a god in your life.

Religion itself, mixed with pride, can become a god. Even emphasizing that you are nothing can itself become a god; for a perpetual emphasis upon your own weakness cannot escape notice as being an emphasis upon youself! It is an easy trap into which we all can fall.

Jealousy is most often considered an unacceptable god; however, when the LORD God speaks of being jealous, it is understood to be a Divine Quality of His alone and is always right. When we accept Christ Jesus as our personal Savior, we belong to Him totally! Thus, He has the Divine Right of jealousy over our lives. Such jealousy is acceptably mirrored in a father over his child.

Does the LORD have that right over your life? It’s far better for you if He does! Far better!

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