The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

John 14:1-6. “Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me.
2 “In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.
3 “If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also.
4 “And you know the way where I am going.”
5 Thomas said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going, how do we know the way?”
6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.”

Heart conditions that are not life-threatening can still be troubling. In fact, any
physical condition that is not a normal function of the human body is usually
troublesome. We can, in fact, self-inflict trouble in our bodies by assuming an
attitude of fear.

Thus, the advanced warning of the Apostle John, is that belief in God is in
itself antidotal. Thus, those with strong confidence in the LORD often avoid
physical difficulties.

Confidence grows upon hearing that the LORD is “preparing a (speicific) place” for those who trust Him. Such preparation, however, ranks far beyond
our thoughts of Him building a place for us. Thomas says clearly that he
knows nothing of what Jesus means. Few people understand the physician’s
diagnosis; therefore, they ask, “What does that mean?” or even, “Do we take it with anything other than water?”

We simply need to trust; and our limited knowledge of the Scriptures puts us little, if any, ahead of Thomas’ thinking. Our lack of knowledge requires us to simply trust Jesus in what He says. Yet, there are 28 passages of Scripture
that cry out to us: “trust in the LORD!” He knows what is best; and will neverlead us astray.

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