The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Hebrews 11:1-3, “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
2 For by it the men of old gained approval.
3 By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the Word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible.”

Anytime we willfully encounter something we’ve not previously encountered, we can speak of it as a “faith-encounter.” Take bungee jumping. You have to trust the cord that it is designed to withstand your weight as well as its secure binding to something grounded and stable– something with sufficient elasticity to withstand your weight without being disconnected at the terminal point of your jump. In short, you have to believe the cord will withstand your weight when it is thoroughly challenged to do so.

Faith, therefore, may be defined as “believing in something or someone” whom you have
never previously trusted. We exercise faith when we agree to bodily surgery. We exercise
faith when we eat a food we’ve never before eaten. I exercise faith every time I submit
myself to the massage chair because I was once literally “bound” to the chair when the electricity decided to cease its participation!

Yet, these expressions of “faith” are quite minimal when compared with faith in the LORD
Jesus Christ and what He can accomplish. I put my faith in Him when I accepted His
promise to save me 80 years ago. And it was the continuance of faith that prompted me to share His Good News with thousands of people around the world.

If you have never experienced faith in Jesus Christ, I urge you to do it today! He is stable
and able to forgive your sins and to set your feet on paths that He Himself has walked. There’s a ine in a song that epitimizes all I’m saying:

“There’s not a friend like the lowly Jesus,
No, not one! no, not one!
None else can heal all our souls’ diseases:
No, not one! no, not one!”

Now, in simple faith, ask Him to save you; trust Him with your life. You’ll forever be glad that you did!

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