The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Proverbs 16:25-32, “There is a way which seems right to a man, But its end
is the way of death.
26 A worker’s appetite works for him, For his hunger urges him on.
27 A worthless man digs up evil, While his words are like scorching fire.
28 A perverse man spreads strife, And a slanderer separates intimate friends.
29 A man of violence entices his neighbor And leads him in a way that is not
good.
30 He who winks his eyes does so to devise perverse things; He who
compresses his lips brings evil to pass.
31 A gray head is a crown of glory; It is found in the way of righteousness.
32 He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And he who rules his
spirit, than he who captures a city.”

Remember that person who always pretended to know the answers to everything? He could spin a tale until he actually believed it himself. Just be careful! It is more than likely that such a person will lead you astray from all knowledge of real truth.

Watch out, too, for the slanderer! He grumbles about “things,” and shares untruths that reflect upon and discredit others. When he speaks ill of others, he’s often covering up the wrong he’s done in his own life.

Stay far away from the violent person! His words become so gnarled in his own mind that he even confuses you with the one of whom he was expressing vicious anger.

What you can depend upon is the person whose physical hunger keeps him active in the honest work in which he’s engaged. He will never leave an “adequate” employment for the promise of a “pie-in-the-sky” opportunity.

Perverse means “facing the wrong way.” This is the man who leads others to do something he himself ends up not doing. He talks big, but reverses himself on what he has urged others to do. When everything goes wrong, guess who gets the blame.

The truly dependable one is the old gray-headed one, who has walked the many miles of dusty, difficult days. He’s dependable, level-headed, and self-controlled in all situations. When you get to know him, you’ll learn that his self-control is truly the control of the Holy Spirit, Who resides within him and leads Him into right paths.

Solomon has given us some fabulous insights into ourselves and others. We will do well to study his wisdom and allow the Spirit of God to implant it all within us. The LORD is our greatest Friend! We are our own greatest enemy.

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