The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Daniel 5:1-4. “Belshazzar the king held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he was drinking wine in the presence of the thousand.
2 When Belshazzar tasted the wine, he gave orders to bring the gold and silver vessels which Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the temple, which was in Jerusalem, so that the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines might drink from them.
3 Then they brought the gold vessels that had been taken out of the temple, the house of God, which was in Jerusalem; and the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines drank from them.
4 They drank the wine and praised the gods of gold and silver, of bronze, iron, wood and stone.”

Did you ever devise a plan that turned out all wrong? Have you ever known someone who experienced an unexpected tragedy when he had been drinking? Do you or any of your friends ever honor or mess with gods that do not exist? Doing that is tantamount to mocking the True and Living God. You don’t want to anger Him! He is the Supreme Being of all time! He constructed and maintains the entire Universe in which we live. He is
powerful beyond words; yet He is kind and loving, and understands us and all of our needs.

Galatians 6:7-10, “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap.
8 For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.”
9 “Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary.
10 So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith.”

Sometimes situations are so complicated that it often takes more time for us to receive what we want than we had hoped or planned. At the same time, there are people who need our attention and the provisions that we have. If we assess that the LORD truly wants us to help others, we need only to trust Him to lead us. Things will occur on time; others will be helped, and we will know the joy of having worked with Him.

Daniel 5:5-6, “Suddenly the fingers of a man’s hand emerged and began writing opposite the lampstand on the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace, and the king saw the back of the hand that did the writing.
6 Then the king’s face grew pale and his thoughts alarmed him, and his hip joints went slack and his knees began knocking together.”

You don’t ever want to mock God or even summon the power of His Hand against you. He loves you, but will never overlook our selfish attitudes or unconfessed sins. Trust Him with your life. He loves and cares for you.

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