The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Psalm 37:1-9, “Do not fret because of evildoers, be not envious toward wrongdoers.
2 For they will wither quickly like the grass and fade like the green herb.
3 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.”

It’s not really necessary for me to advise you of “evildoers.” If you’re of sufficient age to read and understand the meaning of the word, you’ve already met them. They are everywhere!! Don’t worry or get angry at them. Verse two above tells us that they won’t last long. I recall my Dad’s remark about worry. He said, “Don’t tell me it doesn’t pay to worry. Nothing I ever worried about ever happened.” (Thanks, Dad!)

The opposite of worry is trust –trust in the LORD. Keep on doing good…”cultivate a growing faithfulness” in the LORD! The psalmist goes further and encourages us to “delight” and “commit” and “trust” ever and always in the LORD! Don’t allow anyone to shake your faith!

Envision a courtroom where you are charged with doing wrong when you’re definitely not guilty. What are you to do? “Rest,” be silent. Don’t become angry! Just wait for the LORD to act. In the end, your adversaries will suffer defeat. You will “inherit the land.” You will experience the LORD’s work of miraculous deliverence.

Then, you will rejoice and acknowledge the Hand of the LORD in rescuing you from evil.

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