The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Judges 8:21-23, “Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Rise up yourself, and fall on us; for as the man, so is his strength.” So Gideon arose and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescent ornaments which were on their camels’ necks.
22 Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, “Rule over us, both you and your son, also your son’s son, for you have delivered us from the hand of Midian.”
23 But Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, nor shall my son rule over you; the LORD shall rule over you.”

There is a lot to be said of what occured prior to the few verses we have noted above. Gideon was the leader of 300 men, who marched around the camp of the Midianites carrying pitchers with torches inside. They routed the camp of the Midianites with their blowing of trumpets and hoisting lamps, bringing a marvelous victory in the Name of the LORD.

Gideon’s bravery notwithstanding, his spiritual life was even greater. They wanted to exalt him and make him their ruler. Yet, he knew the victory had come from greater hands than his. And because of that, he refused the position, exalting the LORD God as the One who produced the victory.

Gideon, however, was far from perfect. You’ll discover that if you choose to read the following chapters. Nevertheless, he stood spiritually tall when he insisted that the LORD was the true Victor.

We have today (8 November 2022) elected some people to govern us over these next few years. Hopefully, we have prayed over our selections; nevertheless, the LORD is in charge! He has given us either the leaders we need for returning our nation to what it once was, or He has given us the leaders that we deserve.

Throughout Scripture we can find strong, Godly men, whom the LORD allowed to lead His people; yet, even they often turned aside from the LORD’s desire. It can happen so with us. We must simply get our lives in order and continue to pray for His Leadership. In the end, we will then say, “He has done all things well” (Mark 7:37).

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