The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Genesis 1:1-5, In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
2 And the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters.
3 Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.
4 And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness.
5 And God called the light day, and the darkness He called night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.

As we commence a new year, God first and once created everything! His creation was unique and remains uppermost in all that has ever been created. It was the commencement of everything! According to Robert Lee, author of The Outlined Bible, it was the commencement of the material universe, the beginning of the human race, and unfortunately, the commencement of sin.

Have you not noticed that all that comes to us from the Hand of Almighty God, Satan attempts to distort and destroy? Yet, because God is greater, He has provided atonement for our sin in and through the Person of His Son, Jesus Christ. Thus, mankind is enabled to know forgiveness and redemption through the Lord Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection.

The redemptive work of the LORD is both complete and incomplete. How can this be? It is complete because the physical death and resurrection of the Son of God has rendered it possible for mankind to be spiritually resurrected. Yet, the salvation that Jesus Christ offers is not thoroughly complete until it is received. Have you received it?

Only recently, I learned of a life that was completely resurrected when the person trusted Jesus as Lord and Savior. Things done wrong, were forgiven. It was almost as if those wrongs had never been committed. Life in the person became new!

The same can occur in your life, if you confess your sins to Christ and trust in His saving grace! And when you receive Him, write me that I may rejoice with you! Happy New Year! Happy New Life!

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

Dear Grands,

Proverbs 15:1-8, “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
2 The tongue of the wise makes knowledge acceptable, but the mouth of fools spouts folly.
3 The eyes of the LORD are in every place, watching the evil and the good.
4 A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but perversion in it crushes the spirit.
5 A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but he who regards reproof is prudent.
6 Much wealth is in the house of the righteous, but trouble is in the income of the wicked.
7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools are not so.
8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.”

“Practical advice” literally amounts to thoughts and actions that make sense when practiced in daily life. Furthermore, it amounts to Divine instruction that produces peaceful living among people of various ethnic and religious beliefs.

In the few verses cited above, Solomon sets forth some sound advice that will, when it is obeyed, stand firmly in every situation. Verses one and two above relate
to a conversation that boasts of two sides. One side is wise; the other is foolish.

Furthermore, the LORD observes and evaluates everything: the evil and the good.
Recognizing who is taking notice of our words and deeds should surely control us.
The LORD has given to children the parents they need to guide them in their
formative years. Only fools ignore that instruction.

Wealth itself is neither righteous nor sinful. How it is obtained and how it is utilized
are what determines its importance. If wealth is not controlled, trouble will arise from its possession.

Wicked individuals can offer sacrifices; however, owing to their wickedness, their sacrifice is deemed unacceptable by the LORD. What delights the LORD is the
confessional prayer of an upright people.

Review all of this carefully. May we all be spiritually and morally upright because that is what produces delight in the LORD we all love and serve.

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

P. S. My grandson, who is a computer genius, has removed the “bugs” that were
interfering recently with The Grands transmission. It has now all been corrected.
Thanks, Ricky!

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