The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Psalm 122:1-9, “I was glad when they said to me, ‘Let us go to the
house of the LORD.’
2 Our feet are standing within your gates, O Jerusalem,
3 Jerusalem, that is built as a city that is compact together;
4 To which the tribes go up, even the tribes of the LORD– an ordinance
for Israel– to give thanks to the name of the LORD.
5 For their thrones were set for judgment, the thrones of the house of
David.
6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: ‘may they prosper who love you.
7 May peace be within your walls, and prosperity within your palaces.’
8 For the sake of my brothers and my friends, I will now say, ‘May peace
be within you.’
9 For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good.”

As I write, the State of Israel is under military attack from Hamas. Already
I have written to family and friends, urging them to pray for Israel. Yet, as
I was writing, I received this note from a friend in Papua New Guinea:

“A couple (of) very strong earthquakes this evening, about
7 minutes apart. Probably equal to some of the strongest I
have felt here in PNG. I am currently in Goroka and the
shaking was very strong.”

“For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against
kingdom, and in various places there will be famines and
earthquakes. 8″But all these things are merely the beginning
of birth pangs. 9″Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and
will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations because of
My name” (Matthew 24:7-9).

There is no mention in Scripture of the United States being bombarded
by her enemies, simply because when the Scriptures were written, there
was no United States. But there is mention of “wars and rumors of wars.”
We have the obligation of prayer whether for a member of our own family,
or for friendly nations, or for innocent people in hostile nations.

“Gracious, loving, Heavenly Father, we bow our heads
and hearts before You, asking for Your tender mercies
toward our Jewish friends in this time of desperate need.
We pray, too, for our blessed United States. Lacking as
we are, we confess our sins personally and nationally.
Forgive us of pride and our failure to be what You saved
us to be. And may our dedication to You be all that You
wish it to be –and more! We ask it all in Jesus’ blessed
Name, Amen.”

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