The Grands Letter

Psalm 62:8-12, “Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah.
9 Men of low degree are only vanity and men of rank are a lie; in the balances they go up; they are together lighter than breath.
10 Do not trust in oppression and do not vainly hope in robbery; if riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.
11 Once God has spoken; twice I have heard this: that power belongs to God;
12 And lovingkindness is Yours, O Lord, for You recompense a man according to his work.”

Dear Grands,

The LORD God can always be trusted! His eternal love for those whom He created never lessens. We can always and in every circumstance call upon Him, and He will forever be our refuge and strength.

The one caveat –the one factor of which we must be aware—is that we are living
according to His will. Selah means “stop and think about that.” Are we living as He desires? Have we confessed the wrong in our lives, so as to be right with Him? Selah

The psalmist compares the men of low degree with the men of rank. Some men
view themselves as greater than they are. They are viewed as worthy by others when they are not. When weighed in the balances, both go up” because they weigh nothing of value. Thus, we are warned neither to trust in oppression” or to “hope in robbery.” Such “riches” will ultimately come to nothing of value.

“Power,” –ability, wealth— “belongs to God” alone! He repays such to those who deserve it. Still, it is only rewarded to those who “work” according to His will.

Is your life being lived according to His will? What might He want from you that you have yet to yield to Him? –maybe your life?

Heartily in Christ,

(Dado III)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.
Springdale, Arkansas 72764

“We never know that Christ is all we need until He becomes all that we have.” – Corrie ten Boom