The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Psalm 37:3-9, “Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
4 Delight yourself in the LORD; and He will give you the desires of your heart.
5 Commit your way to the LORD, trust also in Him, and He will do it.
6 He will bring forth your righteousness as the light and your judgment as the noonday.
7 Rest in the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who carries out wicked schemes.
8 Cease from anger and forsake wrath; do not fret; it leads only to evildoing.
9 For evildoers will be cut off, but those who wait for the LORD, they will inherit the land.”

When I first selected these verses for our next Grands Letter, it
was my intent simply to emphasize the the idea of “trusting” the LORD in all things! Yet, the idea was glaringly before me that
trusting in the LORD requires “doing good.” Once that was clear,
it became evident that “delighting” in Him and “trusting” Him and
“committing” ourselves to Him –were all equally required of us.

Remember when you were a child? Remember your mother’s
promise of something good if you behaved yourself in the home
of the one you and she were to visit? Well, it’s quite similar with
respect to anything we submit as a request to the LORD. He will
do His part if you will do yours.

Trust; do good; delight; commit; be patience; cease all anger; forsake wrath; don’t behave discontentedly. Eight simple “do’s and don’ts. Those are the things a mother wants from her child at all times, but especially when they are visiting someone in another person’s home. Does that seem unreasonable? Surely not.

The LORD promises good things, too. Of course, we are to
behave according to His instructions. We get His instructions
from the Bible; and we are commanded to read and obey it every day. You haven’t forgotten that your mother promised something
good, have you? Well, just don’t forget that your Heavenly Father has something good for you, as well. So, “trust in the LORD and do good.” His promises will overflow with blessings!

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