The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Luke 6:20-23, “And turning His gaze toward His disciples, He began to say, ‘Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
21 ‘Blessed are you who hunger now, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.
22 ‘Blessed are you when men hate you, and ostracize you, and insult you, and scorn your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man.
23 ‘Be glad in that day and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven. For in the same way their fathers used to treat the prophets.”

You really don’t need me to tell you that we live in difficult times. Every newspaper, every newscast on radio or television or via the internet focuses on the troubles of our times. There are people without money, people without jobs, without health, and without hope.

Jesus, who took pity on such people when He said, “Blessed are you who are poor… who hunger…, who weep…yours is the kingdom of God.” He further says that things will turn around in that day for those who love and trust the LORD Jesus.

We cannot expect the world to love and care for those of us who love and serve the LORD! Right now, we suffer somewhat like Jesus suffered. I say “somewhat,” because no one ever suffered quite like Jesus. Our stand for Him provokes the evil ones to hate us. Yet, there is a joyful day coming! And that joy will so enrich our lives that we will not remember having been so hated.

If you know Him, rejoice! If you don’t know Him, introduce yourself to Him in earnest prayer. Confess your sin and trust Him to forgive you. Those of us who know Him will be praying for those of you who don’t.

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