The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Psalm 98:1-9. “O sing to the LORD a new song, for He has done wonderful things, His right hand and His holy arm have gained the victory for Him.
2 The LORD has made known His salvation; He has revealed His righteousness in the sight of the nations.
3 He has remembered His lovingkindness and His faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

4 Shout joyfully to the LORD, all the earth; break forth and sing for joy and sing praises.
5 Sing praises to the LORD with the lyre, with the lyre and the sound of melody.
6 With trumpets and the sound of the horn shout joyfully before the King, the LORD.
7 Let the sea roar and all it contains, the world and those who dwell in it.
8 Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy
9 Before the LORD, for He is coming to judge the earth; He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.

Today, Sunday, 15 September 2024, is a day of worship. The psalmist recollects that the LORD
has done wonderful, including victories for His people. Those victories are “full of wonder!’ They extend much further than we could imagine. Nevertheless, they are victories! The LORD has saved His people. Moreover, He has demonstrated His power to those who lived only to destroy Israel. And neighboring nations have witnessed His phenomenal power!

The shout of joy, which the psalmist expresses is not containable! It is powerful and stretches forth so as to include nations that believed themselves to be unconquerable. Further, it is musical! The people are moved to praise Him with their voices and with instruments –not a performance cloaked as worship—but voices of praise that contain melody and comprehensible words sung to the glory of the LORD alone! Worship such as this is raw praise that shakes the heavens in thanksgiving to the LORD for His glorious love that permeates the depths of the human soul.

But why is all of this praise encouraged? It is because the LORD is coming to judge the earth, so the days will be filled with righteousness, as the LORD intends. Do you believe you will be here on earth when He comes? Believing that is encouraging; not believing that is extremely and eternally dangerous. Yield your life to Him today! Be on the Victory Side of Life!

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

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

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