The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Isaiah 44:1-8, ” But now listen, O Jacob, My servant, And Israel, whom I have chosen:
2 Thus says the LORD who made you and formed you from the womb, who will help you, ‘Do not fear, O Jacob My servant; And you, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
3 ‘For I will pour out water on the thirsty land and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring And My blessing on your descendants;
4 And they will spring up among the grass like poplars by streams of water.’
5 “This one will say, ‘I am the LORD’S’; And that one will call on the name of Jacob; And another will write on his hand, ‘Belonging to the LORD,’ And will name Israel’s name with honor
6 Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: ‘I am the first and I am the last, And there is no God besides Me.
7 ‘Who is like Me? Let him proclaim and declare it; Yes, let him recount it to Me in order, from the time that I established the ancient nation. And let them declare to them the things that are coming and the events that are going to take place.
8 ‘Do not tremble and do not be afraid; have I not long since announced it to you and declared it? And you are My witnesses. Is there any God besides Me, or is there any other Rock? I know of none.'”

The circumstances surrounding the verses above are a solid confirmation that the LORD is God, and that He will accomplish His desires. We mortals (like those to whom these words were originally given) can choose to believe and receive the blessings of the LORD, or continue in our human skepticism and miss the blessings altogether. His Truths will always become what He intends. They will also always occur on the specific hour which He intends.

It can be illustrated this way: Customers wait anxiously for their train. They are told that it will be “on time,” and that the would-be passengers need to be watching for its arrival. Awaiting passengers have previously encountered late trains. “There will be time for lunch,” some say. “I really need to do some shopping,” another says. “I’ll be back in time to meet the train.”

Those that were hungry, lingered over conversation with others. Shoppers that examined clothing, neglected the anticipated train. All of those so occupied, lost total track of time and missed the train altogether!

The delimma that attended some parallels with that of others. Jesus is coming! Are our eyes on Him, or on much lesser things? No, He has not yet come; but the question is: are we ready for Him to come? Ready or not, Christ Jesus is coming! Don’t be too busy—Eternity is at stake!

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