The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Ephesians 4:11-15, “And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers,
12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ;
13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ.
14 As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming;
15 but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ…”

“He looks just like his mother, but he has his father’s eyes.” How
often have you heard relatives express themselves with respect
to how a nephew or a niece appears like his mother or father?

Consider the following humanitarian aspects. The number of times that each characteristic is mentioned in the Bible is noted,
but be careful not to adopt the accompanying habits.

1.Eye = 566 – be careful of temptations (short term urges)
2.Ear = 203 – be careful of perceptions (external stimuli)
3.Mouth = 380 – be careful of expressions (verbal notation)
4.Hand = 1693 – be careful of manipulations (exploit, control, influence)
5.Foot = 385 – be careful of navigation (processing a route)

These five human aspects are often the bridle that stears and
directs our lives toward (or away from) the manner of our LORD
Jesus Christ. It is imperative that we guard ourselves from the
negative aspects that are numbered above. Perhaps none of us
is too old to remember the little children’s song that says…

“Be careful little eyes what you see;
Be carefull little eyes what you see;
For the Father up Above
Is looking down in Love,
So, be careful little eyes what you see.”

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