The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Isaiah 2:1-4, “The word which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
2 Now it will come about that in the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains, and will be raised above the hills; and all the nations will stream to it.
3 And many peoples will come and say, ‘Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; that He may teach us concerning His ways And that we may walk in His paths.’ For the law will go forth from Zion and the Word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
4 And He will judge between the nations, and will render decisions for many peoples; and they will hammer their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, and never again will they learn war.”

The opening of any large store immediately causes difficulties for the smaller stores. The store that can purchase more, can offer products for less than the store that is forced to order less. It’s the same with nations. What is produced in one nation may well serve other nations. Yet, the closure of any specific product will cause havoc among nations that depend upon that product for a portion of their welfare.

The prophecy in the verses above stearnly denounces the ungodly activities that were being practiced by the nations of that era. Instead of yearning for moral nations to besiege the immoral, those of the righteous nations looked for the coming Messiah, who alone would deal effectively with those who were wrong.

What we face in our world today is quite similar, except that we are not looking for the Messiah as we should. Yes, He has already come once, and we possess His Word that contains the answers to the problems we and others nations seek today. Still, we continue to ignore our dependence upon Him. His Word contains the remedy; yet, like the physical remedies we are given as children, the spiritual remedy has to be obeyed to be effective.

The LORD is the Answer! He always has been, and He always will be the Answer. Yet, He awaits our repentance for all to be well. We can blame others, yet the true answer lies with Jesus Christ. When we trust Him, things will come right for ourselves and for all nations. Let us confess our sins and practice obedience to Christ the LORD.

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