The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

John 12:12-16, “On the next day the large crowd who had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
13 took the branches of the palm trees and went out to meet Him, and began to shout, “Hosanna! BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD, even the King of Israel.”
14 Jesus, finding a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written,
15 “FEAR NOT, DAUGHTER OF ZION; BEHOLD, YOUR KING IS COMING, SEATED ON A DONKEY’S COLT.”
16 These things His disciples did not understand at the first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written of Him, and that they had done these things to Him.”

Have you ever thought about how much like the disciples we are? Jesus is coming, fulfilling the prophecy of Zechariah 9:9, but the disciples –His disciples!—did not understand. Are we not like that? Almost daily, we are confronted with the prophecies of old; yet, like the disciples, we do not understand their meaning.

How often He places truth before us, but we fail to grasp it. Could it be that we are too focused on the menial things that surround us? Could it be, that “we are so encumbered with earthly things that we are no heavenly good?”

The activities of the LORD surround us, yet we fail to notice them! His faithfulness abounds, yet we say, “Where is the LORD? Why doesn’t He open the way before us?” Were we only sensitive to His presence, sensitive to His Word, we would understand. We are so earthly entangled that we are spiritually blinded to His presence.

What is that old song churches used to sing?

“Open my eyes that I may see,
Glimpses of truth Thou hast for me.
Place in my hands the wonderful key
That shall unclasp and set me free.”

Could it be that we are our own worst enemy? The LORD has placed
His Word clearly before us, yet we fail to see His truth. He shows us His will, yet we insist on our own. What blessings we miss! Dear LORD, please open our eyes!

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