The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Exodus 34:6-9, “Then the LORD passed by in front of him and proclaimed, ‘The LORD, the LORD God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth;
7 who keeps lovingkindness for thousands, who forgives iniquity, transgression and sin; yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, visiting the iniquity of fathers on the children and on the grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.’
8 Moses made haste to bow low toward the earth and worship.
9 He said, ‘If now I have found favor in Your sight, O Lord, I pray, let the Lord go along in our midst, even though the people are so obstinate, and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us as Your own possession.’”

If you’ve ever been surrounded by difficulties and saw no way out, you have some understanding of where Moses stood when he prayed, as recorded in the verses above.

Sin will always seek to smother us, like filling the room full of smoke, so we’re not sure where the door of escape is! Yes, the Fire Department has been summoned; however, perhaps there are some firemen who want to see the house burn to the ground and
the owner along with it!

There is but one way out– it is prayer! When those responsible to effect our rescue are the very ones who’ve lighted the fire, we must seek help from another source! That Source is the LORD! The way of our communication with Him is prayer.

The initial step required in prayer is confession. We all have sins, be they enormous or miniscule. Our sins must be confessed to the LORD before He will issue an alarm for our deliverence. Such is true
for us and for our nation as well!

Personally, I am both amazed and pleased at the outpouring of financial response that originates with those who love our country. Yet, we need prayer more –far more, than we need the “currency of the realm.”

Like it or not, “we the people” are in this together! I pray daily for numerous people and serious situations. Yet, every prayer is initiated with a confession of my own sin. Sin is Satan’s key method for interrupting our prayers. When sin is erased (and only God can erase
it!), He lovingly leads us into the realm of answerable prayer.

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.
Springdale, Arkansas 72764
United States of America

“We will never know that Christ is all we need
until He becomes all that we have.”
– Corrie ten Boom