The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Psalm 118:21-29, “I shall give thanks to You, for You have answered me, and You have become my salvation.
22 The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief corner stone.
23 This is the LORD’S doing; It is marvelous in our eyes.
24 This is the day which the LORD has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
25 O LORD, do save, we beseech You; O LORD, we beseech You, do send prosperity!
26 Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the LORD; We have blessed you from the house of the LORD.
27 The LORD is God, and He has given us light; bind the festival sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.
28 You are my God, and I give thanks to You; You are my God, I extol You.
29 Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; for His lovingkindness is everlasting.”

The praise the psalmist raises clearly envisions the coming of the LORD Jesus Christ! Yes, it is from the Old Testament the psalmist is speaking; yet, what could be greater or more worthy of praise than the writer’s greatest anticipation — than the Son of Promise, the One who would take away the sin of the earth?

The world into which the LORD Jesus came was as turbulent as the day in which we currently live. It could be debatable whether our day or that of the psalmist needed Him the most. The psalmist’s day was in turmoil; yet, so is ours!

Let us join with David the psalmist who said, “You are my God, and I give thanks to You…” Set aside the presents for which we looked as children, and look toward Heaven. The Greatest Gift indeed has come!
Merry CHRISTmas!

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