The Grands Letter (Zeph/GLJ)
Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D. on January 22, 2022 5:41 am (CST)Dear Grands,
Zephaniah 1:4-7, “So I will stretch out My hand against Judah And against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, And the names of the idolatrous priests along with the priests.
5 “And those who bow down on the housetops to the host of heaven, And those who bow down and swear to the LORD and yet swear by Milcom,
6 And those who have turned back from following the LORD, And those who have not sought the LORD or inquired of Him.”
7 Be silent before the Lord GOD! For the day of the LORD is near, for the LORD has prepared a sacrifice, He has consecrated His guests.”
Recently, I received an email asking if I believed the LORD would allow the United States to experience trials similar to those that plagued Israel when she turned her back on Him. It’s both difficult and dangerous to state specifically what the LORD will do in any given situation. Still, we may rest assured that we (i.e., the USA) will not be granted special privileges. We’ve already received more blessing from the LORD than any nation on Earth! Yet, we continue to ignore Him as if He were not there.
Notice how the priests followed other gods, and how the people followed the ways of their priests. I cannot but think of the scores of “ministers,” whose focus is on the things of this world, rather than the things of Christ. Is it any wonder why their congregations grow? They have the semblance of worship, but have no more interest in the LORD than do the ministers who lead them.
People who are seriously seeking true spiritual help, find themselves often being led by unsaved, non-spiritual pastors, who remind us of Eli’s sons in the First Book of Samuel. We are living closer than we know to the Day of the LORD. Remember the warning: “Be silent before the Lord GOD! For the day of the LORD is near…”
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
