The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

2 Timothy 4:1-8, “I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom:
2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction.
3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires,
4 and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths.
5 But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
6 For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come.
7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith;
8 in the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day; and not only to me, but also to all who have loved His appearing.”

My dear, maternal grandmother rests in my heart and mind just as the LORD and His Word rested in her heart and soul. How often I have rested in her love for the Scriptures; now, I possess an understanding of her faith that supersedes all I believed as a child.

My grandmother possessed a simple faith: the Bible said it, she believed it, and that was the terminal point of all discussion. She’s been with the LORD for some 64 years now; still, I can clearly recall her simple, but staunch faith as she terminated conversation with the phrase, “You’re not talkin’ to Binny.” (None of us ever knew who “Binny” was).

Grandma’s faith, however, was never in government. Oh, she voted on the issues of the day, but her true and abiding faith was always only in her LORD.

Time has erased from my mind many of the things we faced in earlier days. Yet, nothing has deterred my trust in Scripture or its Author! I envision the possibility of our current governmental train losing its grip on the tracks that are there to guide and stabilize it. Yet, I trust the Engineer, who has truly rescued us in the past.

Storms and tornadoes will doubtlessly continue to rage down upon us. Just wrap yourself in the safety of Truths contained in God’s eternal Word. If you know the LORD, you need nobody else. You are in my daily prayers. Please keep me in yours.

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