The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Isaiah 44:7-11, “Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: ‘I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God besides Me.
7 ‘Who is like Me? Let him proclaim and declare it; yes, let him recount it to Me in order, from the time that I established the ancient nation. And let them declare to them the things that are coming and the events that are going to take place.
8 ‘Do not tremble and do not be afraid; have I not long since announced it to you and declared it? And you are My witnesses. Is there any God besides Me, or is there any other Rock? I know of none.'”
9 Those who fashion a graven image are all of them futile, and their precious things are of no profit; even their own witnesses fail to see or know, so that they will be put to shame.
10 Who has fashioned a god or cast an idol to no profit?
11 Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are mere men. Let them all assemble themselves, let them stand up, let them tremble, let them together be put to shame.

Somewhere in the labyrinth of news (at this writing) is a quotation from the Scriptures
cited by Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. I scrambled quickly to research
the full context and discovered that the relevant part (of course, all Scripture is relevant) was not included in Netanyahu’s quotation. One might excuse the Prime
Minister in that he is neither a pastor nor a theologian. Yet, relevance is always vital.

My conclusion is that while Israel’s God is her only hope, it is documented in Scripture
that when Israel did not behave as the LORD God had ordered, she suffered more
severely at the LORD’s Hand than from any human force! It is more than likely,
therefore that “war and rumors of war” will continue until Jesus comes to withdraw His
people (all born-again individuals) from this arena of massacre we call Earth.

What, if anything, can we do to alleviate the trouble we may very soon face? We must trust in the LORD Jesus Christ, who died and arose again to save us from our sins and the sins of our generation and previous generations.

The ALARM is sounding! Those without a personal faith in the LORD Jesus Christ will
suffer in separation from Him throughout all eternity. Those who have trusted Him, but
neglected to treat that trust seriously, will suffer considerable loss of reward.

Pray for the lost daily, whether they reside in current comfort or amidst the cruelty of evil devised by those who either don’t trust Him or don’t believe He actually exists!
Believe me: I trust Him! He has made it possible for you to trust Him, too. Read
John 3:1-21 very carefully. Then tell the LORD most sincerely that you are deeply
sorry for you sins and want to be spiritually cleansed and love and serve Him. If you
truly trust Him, He will forgive your sins and give you Eternal Life!

Too simple, you say? Why does it have to be difficult? A lot of simple things work
better than harder things. I was saved at age 7. My now adult daughter was saved
at age 5. And we’re both still trusting and serving the LORD. You can trust Him, too!

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.
Springdale, Arkansas 72764
United States of America

“We will never know that Christ is all we need
until He becomes all that we have.”
– Corrie ten Boom