The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Leviticus 26:13-24, “’I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt so that you would not be their slaves, and I broke the bars of your yoke and made you walk erect.
14 ‘But if you do not obey Me and do not carry out all these commandments,
15 if, instead, you reject My statutes, and if your soul abhors My ordinances so as not to carry out all My commandments, and so break My covenant,
16 I, in turn, will do this to you: I will appoint over you a sudden terror, consumption and fever that will waste away the eyes and cause the soul to pine away; also, you will sow your seed uselessly, for your enemies will eat it up.
17 ‘I will set My face against you so that you will be struck down before your enemies; and those who
hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one is pursuing you.
18 ‘If also after these things you do not obey Me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.
19 ‘I will also break down your pride of power; I will also make your sky like iron and your earth like bronze.
20 ‘Your strength will be spent uselessly, for your land will not yield its produce and the trees of the land will not yield their fruit.
21 ‘If then, you act with hostility against Me and are unwilling to obey Me, I will increase the plague on you seven times according to your sins.
22 ‘I will let loose among you the beasts of the field, which will bereave you of your children and destroy your cattle and reduce your number so that your roads lie deserted.
23 ‘And if by these things you are not turned to Me, but act with hostility against Me,
24 then I will act with hostility against you; and I, even I, will strike you seven times for your sins.”

“Young man, if you think this is hurtful, just wait until your Dad gets home!” Although uttered some 80 years ago, those frightening words from my mother’s voice still ring in my ears! At that time, nothing could have been worse. What is worse now are the printed words above –words that doubtlessly sent shivers up and down the spine of the Israelites!

Those committed to military service learn quickly how vital it is to follow the directives of their superiors!
In the throes of battle, obedience is often the matter of life and death. So it is spiritually in the lives of those ostensibly committed to the directives of the LORD Jesus Christ.

Not everyone who elects to disobey the LORD believes he will escape judgment. Sometimes, it’s doing what we ought not to do. At other times, it’s not doing what we’ve been told to do! Either way, we
simply cannot do wrong and get by. When will we learn? Time is fleeting swiftly! We’d better learn to obey, and do it quickly!

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