The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Psalm 119:30-38, “I have chosen the faithful way; I have placed Your ordinances before me. I cling to Your testimonies; O LORD, do not put me to shame!
32 I shall run the way of Your commandments, for You will enlarge my heart.
33 Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes, and I shall observe it to the end.
34 Give me understanding, that I may observe Your law and keep it with all my heart.
35 Make me walk in the path of Your commandments, for I delight in it.
36 Incline my heart to Your testimonies and not to dishonest gain.
37 Turn away my eyes from looking at vanity, and revive me in Your ways.
38 Establish Your Word to Your servant, as that which produces reverence for You.”

These nine verses above are but a small portion of the 176 verses that comprise this 119th Psalm. In a way, these selected verses set the stage for the entirety of the Psalm. In every way, these verses seek to guide and encourage us to learn the way of the LORD and establish His way as our own.

These nine verses seek not only to enlighten us as to the LORD’s way, but to make His way our way; for since they are His, they are the
best way. Israel’s fathers walked in this way (Jud. 2:22). It was the admonition of the Judges (Isa. 30:21), the very encouragement of the LORD (Jer. 6:16), and the reminder of the Apostle John (2 Jn.
1:6).

May we prayerfully seek to become what the LORD desires of us. For in becoming what He desires, we become more like Him. Remember how proud you were when someone first said of your children, “He’s just like his father!” or “She’s the spittin’ image of her mother!” That’s what our Heavenly Father wants others to say when they encounter 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