The Grands Letter (2 Cor/GLJ)
Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D. on March 15, 2022 7:06 am (CST)Dear Grands,
2 Corinthians 5:17-19, “Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.
18 Now all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation,
19 namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation.
The best resolution to the Russian-Ukrainian War is for Vladimir Putin to come to faith in Jesus Christ. That would immediately expel the aggressor, although it would not erase the damage the agressor has caused. This resolution is an unlikely event, yet I believe it would stand well before God.
I met a man today who possesses some “old things” that should be put away, too. After expressing several words, that lie well outside the Christian vocabulary, he shared with me that his older brother was a preacher.
It is the Bible’s contention that we should endeavor to lead the lost to faith in Christ. I prayed silently for the opportunity to share Him with the man. Almost instantly, the man himself opened the door and I rushed in!
I am in no way seeking to applaud myself for the utterance of a few words on the LORD’s behalf. The LORD Himself only knows how many such opportunities I have let slip in the past. Now, it is the Holy Spirit’s work to stir that man’s heart and bring him to faith in his brother’s LORD.
If you are a born-again Christian, dear reader, please prayerfully grasp those opportunities the LORD sets before you. If you have yet to trust the LORD as your Savior, please do it today! It may seem a small thing to you, until you do it. It will then be an awakening to your eternal soul –the solution to the battles that have raged within you. You are in my prayers.
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
