The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Luke 1:12-16, “Zacharias was troubled when he saw the angel, and fear gripped him.
13 But the angel said to him, ‘Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your petition has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will give him the name John.
14 ‘You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.
15 For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; and he will drink no wine or liquor, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit while yet in his mother’s womb.
16 “And he will turn many of the sons of Israel back to the Lord their God.”

It is the characteristic of the LORD to reveal His rules for whomever He desires. Thus, since John the Baptist, revealed here and in other passages,
Is Divinely intended to be the forerunner of the Messiah, stricter rules of life
are cited for him.

In many ways, there are stricter rules for the life and ministry of those whom He intends to lead others. First, believers are to repent of sin and then to yield themselves to Him for whatever He has in mind, or might designate at a proper time. Often, however, we make our own choices and ruin for ourselves what the LORD intended for our good.

Not everyone is called to fulltime ministry. All who are His, however, are called to do whatever He has designed for them to do. We must all simply yield to His will and control. That yieldedness makes the LORD proud of us, as we ostensibly become what He intended for us to become.

There were things forbidden to John; and there are things forbidden to all of us, as well. We must remember, however, that we are not our own! We are bought with a price – His price on the Cross of Calvary. We would not even be here, were it not for His will.

Still, He affirms that there is no life like the life lived under His love and control. It’s a safe and secure life of peace and joy. If you haven’t come under His control, you are missing what some of us know as the joy of true life in Jesus Christ. Let me commend Him to you for your own investigation.

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