The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Exodus 18:21-23, “Furthermore, you shall select out of all the people able men who fear God, men of truth, those who hate dishonest gain; and you shall place these over them as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties and of tens.
22 “Let them judge the people at all times; and let it be that every major dispute they will bring to you, but every minor dispute they themselves will judge. So it will be easier for you, and they will bear the burden with you.
23 “If you do this thing and God so commands you, then you will be able to endure, and all these people also will go to their place in peace.”

Talk about an Old Testament directive that would almost rival the directive of the New Testament! Read the entire 18th chapter of Exodus! Moses was literally wearing himself out, as he sought to judge between the people who came before him, sharing their conflicts with others.

Jethro, Moses’ father-in- law, gave Moses some “fatherly advice,” saying put others in charge of judging the lesser things, and reserve for your judgment things of greater value or significance. It worked something like our judicial system’s higher courts.

Such advice is applicable to virtually any and every entanglement between human parties, regardless of the subject-matter involved. No one can assess everything and do it correctly! That’s precisely why we have various courts at various levels. There are those who are virtually incapable of greater assessment matters, and there are those, who are not capable of such. That’s precisely why some men today look to their wives to assess and assign particular responsibilities to their children.

The lack of discipline is the sure demise of every family in every country in the world-at-large. Honesty and truthfulness at every level are essential for all legal-loving people. And the fruit of such countries is rooted in honest and truthful citizens. We know what we want to see in others, but has it dawned upon us that others want to see the same in us?

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