The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Psalm 115:1-9, “Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your name
give glory because of Your lovingkindness, because of Your truth.
2 Why should the nations say, ‘Where, now, is their God?’
3 But our God is in the heavens; He does whatever He pleases.
4 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of man’s hands.
5 They have mouths, but they cannot speak; they have eyes,
but they cannot see;
6 They have ears, but they cannot hear; they have noses, but
they cannot smell;
7 They have hands, but they cannot feel; they have feet, but
they cannot walk; they cannot make a sound with their throat.
8 Those who make them will become like them; everyone who
trusts in them.
9 O Israel, trust in the LORD; He is their help and their shield.”

Like it or not, we live in a world of contrasts. Especially is this
true of spiritual things. The psalmist does well to exalt the Name
of the LORD in the commencement of this passage. We would
do well to exalt His Name in everything and as often as possible.

The unevangelized people of the world mock believers by saying,
“Where, now, is their God?” The response of the godly is: “…our
God is in the Heavens; He does whatever He pleases.”

In contrast with the godly, the ungodly demonstrate “idols of silver
and gold.” Further, while they boast of their abilities, their gods
cannot speak; they cannot see; they cannot hear; they cannot
smell. They possess the likeness of hands and feet, but cannot
walk, cannot make a sound. They are totally devoid of such abilities
because they are devoid of a relationship with the LORD!

Dear friend, search your heart and mind. What do you have that is
useless? What do you possess that is worthless? What matters
most to you in life? Is it the LORD? One day we will all stand before
Him and give an account of our lives. All that will truly matter in that
Day will be whether we have accepted His Son, who died upon the cross for our sin.

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