The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Psalm 37:4-9, “Delight yourself in the LORD; and He will give you the desires of
your heart.
5 Commit your way to the LORD, trust also in Him, and He will do it.
6 He will bring forth your righteousness as the light and your judgment as the noonday.
7 Rest in the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who carries out wicked schemes.
8 Cease from anger and forsake wrath; do not fret; it leads only to evildoing.
9 For evildoers will be cut off, but those who wait for the LORD, they will inherit the land.”

Godly things that come our way always create within us a joyful reception. So, when the psalmist says, “Delight yourself in the LORD…,” we can rest assured that He will ultimately give us “the desires of (our) heart.”

It’s important to realize that we often miss the LORD’s blessing because we ask things we desire instead of desiring Him! Re-read verse 4 above. It says that the LORD will give what we desire provided that our delight is first and foremost in Him!

As small children, our parents allowed us to engage in certain things so long as we were obedient to them. Obedience to God is first; what we desire otherwise, if allowed, is always secondary. Those lesser things that we desire will not be allowed until we have put the LORD first. First is His rightful place.

Simultaneously, we are to “rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him.” Oh, how hard that is! We’re often like small children: “WE WANT IT NOW !” –whatever “it” might be. It’s the nature of immaturity to be restless and even anxious. It is our LORD’s nature to be at rest. He is in control of everything; thus, we will do well to leave the timing of everything up to Him.

Yes, there are those who resist all of the above, yet they still appear to prosper. Just don’t worry about the evil-doers. They live for wickedness and its wicked schemes. “But those who wait for the LORD, will prosper in all things good. Just relax! Be calm. Trust the LORD! He does supremely well in bringing all good things to pass.

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