The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Judges 6:20-24, “The angel of God said to him, ‘Take the meat and the unleavened bread and lay them on this rock, and pour out the broth.’ And he did so.
21 Then the angel of the LORD put out the end of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened bread; and fire sprang up from the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. Then the angel of the LORD vanished from his sight.
22 When Gideon saw that he was the angel of the LORD, he said, ‘Alas, O Lord GOD! For now I have seen the angel of the LORD face to face.’
23 The LORD said to him, ‘Peace to you, do not fear; you shall not die.’
24 Then Gideon built an altar there to the LORD and named it The LORD is Peace. To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.”

There are scores of incidents on the Internet –incidents that avow things extremely difficult to believe. Considering the numberless situations that claim to be true, most are too fallacious for even
a nominal liar to believe.

Yet, escaping from the realm of the unbelievable, Gideon obeyed the will of God that was announced to him by the Angel of the LORD. Gideon laid his preparation of meat and unleavened bread on a rock specified by the
Angel; and the Angel touched the preparation with his staff. Fire sprang from the rock and consumed Gideon’s
preparation, and the Angel vanished from his sight. The message is clear: the LORD is pleased when we act
upon His instructions!

Gideon undoubtedly believed he would die since he had seen the Angel of the LORD “face to face.” What’s
more, Gideon had heard the voice of the LORD saying, “Peace to you, do not fear; you shall not die.” How would you respond to such a phenomenal occurrence?

I once knew a man, whose experiences in life were so phenomenal they were difficult to believe; yet, knowing him as I did, I knew they were true. Do you know the LORD sufficiently enough to believe Gideon’s experience?
Do you know the LORD sufficiently enough to believe Him?

How many times has your doctor prescribed medicines that you did not know? Why, then, would you take them? I submit that you took them because you believed in your doctor! That’s kind of the way it works. So,
How can you believe your doctor and dare to question God? The peace that the LORD pronounced upon
Gideon is no less powerful when He pours it out on you! Gideon built an altar and named it “The LORD is Peace.”

Are you at peace with the LORD? Has He worked within you to produce in you a true and faithful trust in Him?
Let Him build an Altar of Peace in your life. May it never, ever go away! Trust always in the LORD!

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