The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

2 Kings 18:1-7, “Now it came about in the third year of Hoshea, the son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah became king.
2 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Abi the daughter of Zechariah.
3 He did right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father David had done.
4 He removed the high places and broke down the sacred pillars and cut down the Asherah. He also broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for until those days the sons of Israel burned incense to it; and it was called Nehushtan.
5 He trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel; so that after him there was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor among those who were before him.
6 For he clung to the LORD; he did not depart from following Him, but kept His commandments, which the LORD had commanded Moses.
7 And the LORD was with him; wherever he went he prospered.”

If you stop and think about it, almost everywhere you go
that you’re not known, you are required to show valid personal identification: Social Security ID, Driver’s License, etc., etc.

It’s exciting to see the LORD work! It’s also quite exciting to see true followers of the LORD engage in His work! In verses one through three, the writer of Scripture denotes him as Hezekiah.

In verse four, Hezekiah did the work of the LORD in his demolition of the idols of paganism that were worshipped by the LORD’s straying people. If we look closely, we’ll find that some of those devilish stones that Hezekiah destroyed look a lot like some of devilish stones that reside in our own lives!

In the end, Hezekiah “trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel” (vs. 5) and “clung to the LORD” and “did not depart from following Him…” (vs. 6). Is that your path? Are you trusting in the LORD? Are you clinging to Him?
Believe me, dear friend, there is no other way!

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

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

Special Treat: Go to YouTube and type in
“Dr. Donald J. Ralston.” Don and I used to travel
together in evangelism. He was tall and handsome
and left me in the dark! Don is now with the LORD;
but his clear, honest messages from the Word are
still available. You will be blessed! –GLJ

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