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.”

Listen and read that first verse one more time: “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.”

There is no exception! Governors, Kings, Congressmen, Senators, Presidents -there is no authority that exceeds the authority of Allmighty God! Yet, listen to
all who perceive that they (and they alone) are in charge!

The LORD –and He alone— is in charge! Everything good has come from His hand; thus, everything falls under His purview! Let those who challenge the
LORD beware! Read again verses 3 and 4 above. He holds a sword that has
always succeeded in opposing evil; and He praises those who do good toward
one’s fellowman.

We all will do well to evaluate our thoughts and overt statements every day.
As my dear old saintly grandmother used to say, “You’ll give an account for
every idle word.” You know, it just occurred to me that our entire world system
would be better if we followed “Mimi’s” thought; for in a surer sense, we are
each, in our own right, “a minister of God.” That is, when we’ve trusted Him
and committed our lives to Him. I have, and I pray that you have, too!

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