The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Psalm 122:1-9, “…I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.”
2 Our feet are standing within your gates, O Jerusalem,
3 Jerusalem, that is built as a city that is compact together;
4 To which the tribes go up, even the tribes of the LORD– an ordinance for Israel– to give thanks to the name of the LORD.
5 For there thrones were set for judgment, the thrones of the house of David.
6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May they prosper who love you.
7 “May peace be within your walls, and prosperity within your palaces.”
8 For the sake of my brothers and my friends, I will now say, “May peace be within you.”
9 For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good.”

There was a day when people, who were seeking safety, would run into the House of the LORD. Their thinking was that wherever the LORD had refuge was surely the safest place.
Such thinking surely abounds yet today. At the same time, however, it is vitally necessary
that we be His people before we can claim His security.

Television from Jerusalem yesterday showed two young men stopping Israelis coming from the Wailing Wall and engaging them in questions from the Old Testament. Listening closely, it became apparent that the two Westerners were addressing the Israelis in Hebrew. When they began to speak in English, it was immediately clear that they were witnessing of the LORD Jesus Christ.

Taking advantage of any situation to share Christ is expedient! We should pray for the
Israelis as they face extreme dangers. Not all Iranians are Muslims. The presence of war
in the Middle East offers the opportunity to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ regardless of
where you live. We all have neighbors; and our neighbors have problems. Opportunities
abound for sharing Jesus Christ!

“For the sake of my brothers and my friends, I will now say, ‘May peace be within you.’
For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good’” (Psa 122:8-9).

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