The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Acts 1:6-9, “So when they had come together, they were asking Him, saying, ‘Lord, is it at this time You are restoring the kingdom to Israel?’
7 He said to them, ‘It is not for you to know times or epochs which the Father has fixed by His own authority;
8 but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.’
9 And after He had said these things, He was lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.”

Did you ever start something you didn’t finish? a book … a movie… a letter…?
Of course, you have! But, have you ever read a book that wasn’t complete in itself? You have if you’ve read the Book of Acts.

Luke is the author of Acts –the same person who authored the third Gospel. Acts covers the LORD Jesus’ post-resurrection events, up to His Ascension into Heaven. There are three divisions of the book.

The first division is concerned with the LORD’s work in Jerusalem (1:1-7:60). The Holy Spirit descends and the Church is officially founded.

The second division widens the LORD’s work in Judea, reaching ultimately into Samaria. Saul of Tarsus, chief antagonist of the Christian faith, is himself converted through faith in Christ after the stoning of Stephen. Peter also continues his ministry (8:1-9:40).

The third division focuses on the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Church – an outpouring that led to Peter’s arrest and the LORD’s deliverance, Paul’s three missionary journeys, and ending with Paul’s imprisonment and death in Rome (10:1-28:31).

None of these true believers shunned sharing their faith and trust in Jesus Christ.
Not everyone, of course, died as a result of his witness. But these early Christians believed witnessing to be their responsibility. And it was! Their witness rocked the
world! What does that say that you and I should be doing today? Are we what we ought to be, do we love Him as they did; or is the crowd sound of “Crucify Him!” still ringing frightfully in our ears?

Jesus is coming again! He is coming for His own. Will we be found faithful? Prepare for His coming by living daily in His Word and in prayer. Your heart will be
strangely warmed and you will be noticebly blessed!

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