The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Proverbs 3:5-13, “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding.
6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
8 It will be healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.
9 Honor the LORD from your wealth and from the first of all your produce;
10 So your barns will be filled with plenty and your vats will overflow with new wine.
11 My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD or loathe His reproof,
12 For whom the LORD loves He reproves, even as a father corrects the son in whom he delights.
13 How blessed is the man who finds wisdom and the man who gains understanding.”

Let me pose a question that you have undoubtedly encountered in your life. You
have hopefully been taught that God is all-powerful and all-knowing. There is nothing He does not know and nothing He cannot accomplish, so long as it corresponds to His divine will.

All of us have at times been faced with a serious problem and have earnestly prayed for the LORD for an answer we did not receive. The LORD was simply silent on the issue. There was no answer from God! What should we do?

Let me suggest that first of all we should never accuse or blame the LORD for not replying. If the LORD does not respond to our prayers, it just may be that we have other unconfessed sin in our lives. Ask Him first to forgive that sin. Asking forgiveness for a sin we enjoy must be an honest request. He knows whether it is and so do we.

Secondly, we need to trust Him for the forgiveness for which we ask. The first word in this letter is the word “trust.” The LORD knows more than we know. He know how sincere we are in our requests. Pray repentantly, earnestly, and sincerely. He may test us as to just how sincere we truly are.

Finally, keep on trusting! Don’t give up believing in the LORD! All sin (great or
small) is His to forgive. Unkind things we have said or done to others is sin. Left
alone without forgiveness will only increase our burden.

Our LORD loathes our sin, but loves to forgive us. Remember the old song that
admonished us to “Take it to the LORD in prayer”? “If we trust and never doubt, He will surely bring you out. Take your burden to the LORD and leave it there.”

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