The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Philippians 3:8-12, “…I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ,
9 and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith,
10 that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death;
11 in order that I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.
12 Not that I have already obtained it or have already become perfect, but I press on so that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus.”

If there is one thing I dislike about the Apostle Paul’s writings, it is that his sentences are far and away too long! Verses 8 through 11 above constitute one sentence! But when we get beyond that little discretion, he excels exponentially!

Everything is worthless except Jesus Christ! Money, prestige, fame, self-righteousness, possessions –everything is “rubbish”! All that matters is Jesus Christ and faith in Him! Friends, family, church, morality –even life itself– all are totally worthless, when compared to Jesus Christ. He is the Incomparable!

Jesus is all that matters! He lived, taught, died, was buried, and arose from the dead. He was and is the Father’s sacrifice for all of our sins past, present and future! And the only things we possess that have any value are traceable to Jesus!

Because He lives, we can live also! And while we live, we enjoy His every protection. Thus, when the day comes that this Letter fails to arrive in your inbox, I shall be with Him, basking in the sunlight of His heavenly love and rejoicing with the saved of the ages! Jesus is all that matters!

If you are harboring doubts about Christ’s eternal value, dear friend, it is an indication that you do not know Him. Yet, while we, who know Him, await His Coming, we have opportunity to grasp the truth of His Cross and trust Him as our own! I pray for you daily! Today is the day of salvation. There well may be no tomorrow.

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

P. S. Just in case you don’t misunderstand my personal health comment above,
I am doing well physically, to the best of my doctors’ evaluations.

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