The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Judges 2:13-16, “So they forsook the LORD and served Baal and the Ashtaroth.
14 The anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He gave them into the hands of plunderers who plundered them; and He sold them into the hands of their enemies around them, so that they could no longer stand before their enemies.
15 Wherever they went, the hand of the LORD was against them for evil, as the LORD had spoken and as the LORD had sworn to them, so that they were severely distressed.
16 Then the LORD raised up judges who delivered them from the hands of those who plundered them.”

Valuable lessons may often be learned from watching young children. One child wants to play with the toy that another child has– until that child relinquishes the toy for yet another. At that point, the first child wants the second toy. Selfishness is part of the sin nature.

Man is like that; he waffles back-and-forth in his relationship with Almighty God. Yesterday, the LORD was everything! Today, he’s not so sure. Israel wandered from God for something like 100 years in 450 years of the period of the Judges. We should all know better than to go against God! Israel was “severely distressed!” Yet, the anger of God is no less to us than it was to Israel.

Still, the love of God was and is always contained within His punishments. He raised up judges to govern His unruly, undisciplined people. In the same way, godly parents punish their children; but they always do it in love. The LORD was gracious to give Israel reprieve in their judges. He does the same for us when we acknowledge Him in our personal lives. Have you –do you– acknowledge Him?

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