The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Psalm 37:7-11, “Rest in the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret
because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who carries
out wicked schemes.
8 Cease from anger and forsake wrath; do not fret; it leads only to evildoing.
9 For evildoers will be cut off, but those who wait for the LORD, they will inherit
the land.
10 Yet a little while and the wicked man will be no more; and you will look
carefully for his place and he will not be there.
11 But the humble will inherit the land and will delight themselves in abundant
prosperity.”

Do you find it difficult to be patient? Do the trends and mistakes of others tend
to frustrate and sometimes infuriate you? Do you pray incessantly without
receiving an answer from the LORD? I’m certain that most (if not all) of us
have found patience a difficult quality to employ in our lives.

Solomon wrote in Ecclesiastes (7:8) that “patience of spirit is better than
haughtiness of spirit.” Without a doubt, he had had experience with both.
Yet, we want what we want and we want it now! What is it that causes us
to believe that we know more than the LORD –or more than even Solomon?

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 lists more than a dozen “times” that are right or wrong for
us to employ. I won’t list them here for the sake of space, yet we will all profit
from reading them studiedly and applying them appropriately to our own lives.

I am by nature impatient. If I light a firecracker, I want it to explode immediately!
Yet, I have to admit that I’m far more patient when it comes to applying spiritual principles to my life. I once heard the story of a Japanese man, who delayed his
departure to a distant city, only to discover when he arrived that the city had been bombed. His delay had literally spared his life!

Why are we not more trusting of the LORD and His knowledge and impeccable timing? Do we doubt His love and concern for us? If our desire were His will, surely He would allow it. Yet, His will is guided by His knowledge. His timing has never yet been wrong!

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean
on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge
Him, and He ill make your paths straight” (Prov. 3:5-6).

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