The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Psalm 119:9-17, “How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping it according to
Your Word.
10 With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me wander from Your commandments.
11 Your Word I have treasured in my heart, that I may not sin against You.
12 Blessed are You, O LORD; teach me Your statutes.
13 With my lips I have told of all the ordinances of Your mouth.
14 I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, as much as in all riches.
15 I will meditate on Your precepts and regard Your ways.
16 I shall delight in Your statutes; I shall not forget Your word.
17 Deal bountifully with Your servant, That I may live and keep Your Word.”

Inasmuch as we credit Solomon with much of the writing of the Psalms (and rightfully so), it does us all well, regardless of our physical or spiritual age, to apply these thoughts to our hearts and lives as often as every day.

Purity of life is at the top of the list, and it aids us to consider the entirety of that list every day. We do that by treasuring within our hearts His teachings –both affirmations and prohibitions! Those teachings reside in His statutes. They are words that provoke us to obedience. When we abide in those teachings, they further provoke us, as we think of His delight!

The Psalmist prays that we may not forget the Lord’s Word. Simultaneously, he expresses his desire to live in the Word, always obeying it to the maximum. That same delight is ours, as we keep and obey His Word. Yet, even in language translation, we must maintain the ultimate possibility of the Scripture’s meaning. Then, and only then, can it be said of us that we are truly living in His Word.

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