The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Acts 2:13-21, “But others were mocking and saying, “They are full of sweet wine.”
14 But Peter, taking his stand with the eleven, raised his voice and declared to them: “Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you and give heed to my words.
15 “For these men are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only the third hour of the day;
16 but this is what was spoken of through the prophet Joel:
17 ‘AND IT SHALL BE IN THE LAST DAYS,’ God says, ‘THAT I WILL POUR FORTH OF MY SPIRIT ON ALL MANKIND; AND YOUR SONS AND YOUR DAUGHTERS SHALL PROPHESY, AND YOUR YOUNG MEN SHALL SEE VISIONS, AND YOUR OLD MEN SHALL DREAM DREAMS;
18 EVEN ON MY BONDSLAVES, BOTH MEN AND WOMEN, I WILL IN THOSE DAYS POUR FORTH OF MY SPIRIT And they shall prophesy.
19 ‘AND I WILL GRANT WONDERS IN THE SKY ABOVE AND SIGNS ON THE EARTH BELOW, BLOOD, AND FIRE, AND VAPOR OF SMOKE.
20 ‘THE SUN WILL BE TURNED INTO DARKNESS AND THE MOON INTO BLOOD, BEFORE THE GREAT AND GLORIOUS DAY OF THE LORD SHALL COME.
21 ‘AND IT SHALL BE THAT EVERYONE WHO CALLS ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED.’”

There are always some in every group who think they know the answer to everything! With all of the phenomenal occurrences plunging everyone into distress, there were some who stooped to mocking, saying that it was all a matter of drunkenness. Thankfully, Simon Peter corrected the critics and pointed the crowd to the prophecy of Joel (Joel 2:28ff).

Peter then spoke of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit as prophesied by Joel in the Old Testament. The phenomena of which Joel (and now Peter) spoke points people everywhere to the 21st verse: “And it shall be that everyone who calls on the Name of the LORD will be saved.”

The Apostle Paul also gave instruction when he said, “How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear
without a preacher?” (Rom. 10:14).

Study these verses carefully. Do they apply to your heart? Have you heard Christ Jesus’ call? Have you heeded His call to you? Have you opened your heart to Him? If not, do it quickly! It’s not a matter of church membership—of any church! It all circles around Jesus and you.

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