The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Joshua 21;43-45, “So the LORD gave Israel all the land which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they possessed it and lived in it.
44 And the LORD gave them rest on every side, according to all that He had sworn to their fathers, and no one of all their enemies stood before them; the LORD gave all their enemies into their hand.
45 Not one of the good promises which the LORD had made to the house of Israel failed; all came to pass.”

Children live on promises! At least, that was the way it was for me. I knew that my parents never lied. They taught me never to
lie; and while it might be a bit of a stretch to say that I have never in my life told a lie, they were amazingly few and always totally “non-toxic!”

“Where is this headed?” you ask. Here’s where: It was in the days of Joshua, that the LORD had promised the fathers of Israel the very land where Israel today is waging war against Hamas, her current enemies. The Jewish people are actually living in the land the LORD promised and gave to Joshua back around 1400 B.C.!

All of this says that you and I are witnessing (albeit, via television) what the LORD knew 3,700 years ago would come
to pass! What’s more, the vile, despicable, inhumane activities of Hamas against Israeli women and children is demonstrative of how utterly wicked the human heart actually is!

Someone once said, “The price of sin was so great that only
Jesus could pay it. Still, the price of sin was so great that not
even Jesus could pay it again.”

His death and resurrection is our only Hope in this unrelentingly cruel world in which we live. I accepted Him as my Savior and LORD 81 years ago! I have since shared His love and His opportunity for forgiveness of sin throughout the world now for many years. He is patient, yet there is an end to His patience. “Today, if you will hear His voice, do not harden your heart…” (Psa. 95:7-8).

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