The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Psalm 37:12-17, “The wicked plots against the righteous and gnashes at him with his teeth.
13 The Lord laughs at him, for He sees his day is coming.
14 The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bow to cast down the afflicted and the needy, to slay those who are upright in conduct.
15 Their sword will enter their own heart, and their bows will be broken.
16 Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many wicked.
17 For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD sustains the righteous.

So much evil prevails in the days in which we live! The psalmist
sees our days just as he saw his own. We live in days that excuse
the evil and chastise the good. Those who have done evil, act as if they have done no wrong. Instead, they openly behave as if the wrong exists within those who are good.

Unfortunately, we live in an era that overlooks the way of the transgressor and lays all blame upon those who do good. The Word clearly states that it is the “wicked (who) have drawn the sword and bent the bow…” intending “to slay those who are upright in conduct” (Psa. 37:14).

The Word of the LORD says that for those who live and behave wickedly, their only hope is to repent of their sin and trust the LORD Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. Otherwise, the “arms of the wicked will be broken” as “the LORD sustains the righteous.”

“Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand all things. Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is crooked, though he be rich (Prov. 28:5-6).

“The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth what is good; and the evil…out of the evil treasure brings forth what is evil; for his mouth speaks from that which fills his heart” (Lk. 6:45).

“But evil men and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. You, however, continue in the
things you have learned and become convinced of, knowing from
whom you have learned them, and that from childhood you have known the sacred writings which areable to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus” (2 Tim. 3:13-15).

May the LORD preserve us and maintain our nation on the right
course; and may we be led to pray for those upon whose hearts
and lives the preservation of our blessed nation depends!

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