The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Romans 5:6-9, “For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.
7 For one will hardly die for a righteous man; though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die.
8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him.”

Strange are the stories of those who are saved. The church of which I am a member is sponsoring a new church in London, England. We weren’t told all of the story, but the pastor was witnessing to a man, who, apparently in anger, arose and stalked out of the restaurant where the two had been in conversation. A week or so following, the man came to faith in Jesus Christ!

Only recently, I heard a man testify that while he had consistently resisted the Savior, a pastor had visited his home and led his Mormon wife to faith in Christ. When together the man and his wife attended the pastor’s church, the man came to faith in Jesus at the close of that morning worship.

As I heard these testimonies, the thought raced again through my mind: this is but one of the reasons the LORD saves us. He not only wants us to be saved; we are to bear a faithful witness that others might come to know Him, also.

Who have you encountered lately that needed the LORD? Sometimes, it’s difficult to know. Therefore, we should be alert. Both of the men mentioned above seemed not to want to hear the Gospel. Yet, they hungered within themselves to know Jesus! That London pastor could have given up. So could the pastor who visited the other man’s home.

There’s an old saying that goes, “The tougher they are, the harder they fall.” External toughness is the cloak with which people cover their known need for the Savior. They know; and when they know that you know, they pull the cover about them all the more tightly. Yet, Jesus cannot be avoided. Pray for His leadership. You never know to whom you are speaking.

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

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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