The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Philippians 2:12-16, “So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling;
13 for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure.
14 Do all things without grumbling or disputing;
15 so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world,
16 holding fast the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I will have reason to glory because I did not run in vain nor toil in vain.”

Parents, who truly love their children, earnestly seek to teach and train them so that they will always be a credit both to their parents and to the wholesome tradition of their entire heritage. Parents who know the LORD and have pledged their lives to Him, earnestly desire that their children will
live to His credit and honor throughout the entirety of their lives.

Good training in the home stays with children as they grow into adulthood. Such is a credit to the parents and ultimately to the LORD. Paul’s notation of the “crooked and perverse generation” in which he lived parallels the times in which we live, also. So, how are we to live amid such circumstances?

We are to live without “grumbling or disputing,” which proves us to be “children of God” and “above reproach.” We cannot alter all of the ways of the world, but we can stand out as “lights” of the LORD. The Day of Jesus’ Return is closer every day; and it gives us reason to glory. We are being watched by unbelievers. May we always prove true and positive in our love for Christ and for our fellowmen. Keep reading the Word, and allow your life to show forth its teachings! It is in this that Christ is glorified!

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