The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Psalm 103:2-7, “Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget none of His benefits;
3 Who pardons all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases;
4 Who redeems your life from the pit, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion;
5 Who satisfies your years with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle.
6 The LORD performs righteous deeds and judgments for all who are oppressed.
7 He made known His ways to Moses, His acts to the sons of Israel.”

When we are in need –or when we think we’re in need—we almost automatically
think of God! Those who rarely think of God almost always cry, “O God!” when an unexpected situation falls across their path. In not every case, but in many, there are cries for His assistance where the one calling upon Him rarely ever thinks of Him until a disaster occurs.

There are a dozen or so situations named in the verses above that beg for our attention when we are in trouble. Yet, how many come to mind when we encounter those things we assess as impossible! “Not many” is my guess. What, then, lives in the deep recesses of our being?

Our sins against the LORD receive “pardons,” when we but ask. Yet, when we live “on the edge,” as it were, how can we successfully argue against the LORD when He ignores our pleas?

Still, the LORD “pardons…our iniquities, heals our diseases, redeems our lives, and crowns us with lovingkindness and compassion”!

“Oh, but I didn’t know He did all of this,” you say. He does much more! Go back and read the Scripture. He is infinitely careful to address our needs. He is more concerned with our needs than we are! Were He not interested in our needs, He would not have addressed them in what He has written.

Yes, His Eternal Word is there to forgive, to substantiate, and to inspire! Fill your life with His Word and see where It will lead you, and what it will do for you –and for others!

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