The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

2 Corinthians 4:14-18, “He who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and will present us with you.
15 For all things are for your sakes, so that the grace which is spreading to more and more people may cause the giving of thanks to abound to the glory of God.
16 Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day.
17 For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison,
18 while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.”

Human afflictions abound! “Why is all of this happening to me?” you ask. The simple answer is in order that the grace of God may cause giving thanks to God that everything in every human life might abound to the glory of God.

In all of this, we are never to lose heart. The humanity of man is moving daily toward death and decay. But the inner man (the spiritual self) is being renewed each and every day.

Yes, we have afflictions of all sorts; but they’re light afflictions when compared with others, and they only last a short time. We assess them by days and weeks. If we gauge our troubles by the spiritual scale, they produce a spiritual value beyond all comparison!

The things which we see around us are temporal things. They are not to be compared with heavenly things which we cannot see. So, “Keep watching and praying that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak” (Matt. 26:41 NAU).

We can overcome, but only through the LORD. Do you know Him? Are you
ready to meet Him when He comes?

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