The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Romans 13:1-4, “Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which
exist are established by God.
2 Therefore whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves.
3 For rulers are not a cause of fear for good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good and you will have praise from the same;
4 for it is a minister of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil,
be afraid; for it does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a minister
of God, an avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil.”

There was a lot being said in the days just passed concerning the origin
of our United States. Liberal political thinkers (an oxymoron, if ever there
was one!) both in and outside of Congress, seem to believe that this
United States of America was founded on political and/or financial
foundations. They completely ignore the spiritual.

It is true that not all of our founding fathers were truly, born-again
Christians. But, it is true that the majority were –not because I or anyone
else wants them to have been, but because, by their own words, they
were!

Further, the sessions of those early meetings were opened and closed
with prayer. Thanksgiving originated from those settlers –a holiday we continue to observe today. Further, one of the earliest common-use buildings to have been erected was a protestant meeting house!

Now, some residents, both inside and outside of Congress want to erase and eradicate Thanksgiving altogether. Name another country
other than Israel that looks to the Lord for its origin! Further, those who would erase Thanksgiving, will soon seek to erase God and Christ Jesus from history altogether!

The Apostle Paul encourages all believers to “Do what is good and
you will have praise…” from the very Authority that some would deny
you possess. How can that be? Trust Him and see; for truth is a sure and constant minister from God.

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