The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Ephesians 4:25-32, “Therefore, laying aside falsehood, SPEAK TRUTH EACH ONE of you WITH HIS NEIGHBOR, for we are members of one another.
26 BE ANGRY, AND yet DO NOT SIN; do not let the sun go down on your anger,
27 and do not give the devil an opportunity.
28 He who steals must steal no longer; but rather he must labor, performing with his own hands what is good, so that he will have something to share with one who has need.
29 Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear.
30 Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.
32 Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.”

One of the earliest things a child learns to say is “No!” Selfishness reigns and angry words find their way out of the mouths of all children. Learning to be selfless and putting away angry words is, perhaps, the most difficult of the early lessons.

“I want it!” the child cries. “No, it’s my time to have it,” the other child says. Now, the lady in charge encourages the selfish child to relinquish his grip on the toy. No one can deny the child from wanting the toy, as that is the natural attiude of a sinful and selfish heart. But, the lady in charge knows that life itself demands a timely relinquishment or everything that one holds.

Angry words often follow, when a person is denied his will. The words and angry looks are always a grievance to the Holy Spirit. Anger often becomes bitter and “wrath and anger and clamor and slander” must cease. Such attitudes are wrong and displeasing to the LORD.

Kindness is the warm attitude of the Holy Spirit, and forgiveness is (or ought to be) the way of every born-again soul. Regardless of your current age, do you more resemble the LORD Jesus or one who does not know Him? Search your life thoroughly! Search it honestly. If you’ve never received Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, He is what is missing in your life. When you come to know Him, the kindness He has shown you and the forgiveness He has shown to you, will become what you will wish to show others. Trust me, it’s true!

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