The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Proverbs 1:11-19, “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom
and instruction.
8 Hear, my son, your father’s instruction And do not forsake your mother’s teaching;
9 Indeed, they are a graceful wreath to your head And ornaments about your neck.
10 My son, if sinners entice you, Do not consent.
11 If they say, “Come with us, Let us lie in wait for blood, Let us ambush the innocent without
cause;
12 Let us swallow them alive like Sheol, Even whole, as those who go down to the pit;
13 We will find all kinds of precious wealth, We will fill our houses with spoil;
14 Throw in your lot with us, We shall all have one purse,”
15 My son, do not walk in the way with them. Keep your feet from their path,
16 For their feet run to evil And they hasten to shed blood.
17 Indeed, it is useless to spread the baited net In the sight of any bird;
18 But they lie in wait for their own blood; They ambush their own lives.
19 So are the ways of everyone who gains by violence; It takes away the life of its possessors.”
Anyone who reads and discerns the wisdom of these verses, has only himself to blame if he ignores their wisdom. The LORD gives parents to every child in order that he might know how to conduct himself acceptably. Parents, too, are responsible for the attitude and conduct of their children; furthermore, parental honor itself comes from the deportment of their children.
Godly parents discern the LORD’s desired conduct from reading His Word. They then advise their own children accordingly. They also recall their own parents’ advice and the difficulties they themselves encountered when they ignored their parents’ counsel.
The evil anticipation of the rowdies considers only the “gains” from their nefarious exploits. They have not considered that those with “precious wealth” may indeed have it well guarded. And the comment that “we shall all have one purse” is merely a scheme to employ more in the activity. Rest assured that the one putting forth the idea will absolutely lay claim to most of the booty.
Such plans always have their origin in evil. Furthermore, evil schemes result in the loss of life for everyone who plans to gain by violence. “Good understanding produces favor, but the way of the treacherous is hard” (Pro. 13:15). Parents have a heavy responsibility; yet, their lives overflow with joy when they see godly results in the lives of their children.

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