The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Exodus 4:2-9, “The LORD said to him, ‘What is that in your hand?’ And he said, ‘A staff.’
3 Then He said, ’Throw it on the ground.” So he threw it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from it.
4 But the LORD said to Moses, ‘Stretch out your hand and grasp it by its tail‘– so he stretched out his hand and caught it, and it became a staff in his hand–
5 ‘that they may believe that the LORD, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you.’
6 The LORD furthermore said to him, ‘Now put your hand into your bosom.’ So he put his hand into his bosom, and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous like snow.
7 Then He said, ‘Put your hand into your bosom again.’ So he put his hand into his bosom again, and when he took it out of his bosom, behold, it was restored like the rest of his flesh.
8 ‘If they will not believe you or heed the witness of the first sign, they may believe the witness of the last sign.
9 ‘But if they will not believe even these two signs or heed what you say, then you shall take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry ground; and the water which you take from the Nile will become blood on the dry ground.’”

How many times have you been challenged to do something you’ve never done before? –or
challenged to do something that seemed impossible? That’s exactly what occurred with Moses.
He was being challenged by the LORD to face Pharaoh with a proposition. Moses said, “What if they will not believe me or listen to what I say?” (My dear, old grandma would have said, “Well, he just
hasn’t reckoned with the LORD.”)

It was the LORD’s response to Moses: “What is that in your hand?” Moses was probably stunned;
still, he said, “A staff.” He was undoubtedly never without it; but how could a staff be a challenge to
Pharaoh? The LORD had a lot to teach Moses. He has a lot to teach us, too.

“Lord, I can’t do that!” we often say. No, without Him, we cannot. But, did He not say, “…apart
from Me you can do nothing”? What is it that He is calling you to do? Whatever it is, it is possible
when the LORD is involved. The Scriptures are replete with “believers,” who professed their inability
to do what He told them! Yet, when they yielded to His will and call, He did it through them!

There’s a Scripture that says, “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not lean on your own
understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight” (Prov. 3:5-6). Trusting Him is an act of faith. When it’s His stated plan for you, He will not allow it to fail. As they
would say in Australia, “Giv’ it a go, mate. He’s got ya hand.”

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