The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Lamentations 3:22-26, “The LOD’S lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, for His compassions never fail.
23 They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.
24 “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore, I have hope in Him.”
25 The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the person who seeks Him.
26 It is good that he waits silently for the salvation of the LORD.”

Having ministered faithfully to the LORD without receiving the deliverance for which he had hoped, Jeremiah relaxed in the realization that the LORD does everything well and in a timely fashion.

At the same time, as the prophet sorrows that the LORD has not delivered quickly, he admonishes the people not to lose heart. Have faith in the LORD! He is ever and always compassionate. He will ultimately come through for His people. Witness the good that comes to those who faithfully wait for Him.

How often have I witnessed the faithfull, never-late goodness of the timing of Almighty God! It is true that His ways are not our ways; nor is His timing always our timing. Yet, He is truly and lovingly faithful.

The huge question that swings like a pendulum before us is: have we been faithful to Him? Jesus, the Son of God, willingly gave His life on the Cross for our sins. It’s by His sacrificial death on the Cross that we have opportunity for forgiveness of sin and eternal life with Him in Heaven! Too costly, you say?
Jesus paid it all;
All to Him I owe;
Sin had left a crimson stain,
He washed it white as snow.

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

P. S. Note, too, that the LORD answers only the prayers of those who are His children! If you have not
received Him as your Savior, the prayer He wants to hear is for salvation: “Lord, be merciful to me,
a sinner,” come into my life and cleanse me from my sin.

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