The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Proverbs 16:1-7, “The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD. 2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own sight, but the LORD weighs the motives. 3 Commit your works to the LORD and your plans will be established. 4 The LORD has made everything for its own purpose, even the wicked for the day of evil. 5 Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD; assuredly, he will not be unpunished. 6 By lovingkindness and truth iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one keeps away from evil. 7 When a man’s ways are pleasing to the LORD, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.”

Did you ever set your mind on something when suddenly something better came into view, causing you to change your mind? A little Wisconsin girl was fishing with her father when she spotted something in the water. No, it wasn’t a fish. As it turned out, what she discovered was a ship that had sunk back in 1871. That’s quite a find for anyone, let alone a 6-year-old girl.

The above words from the Proverbs are quite a find, too! We have a way of coveting praise for ourselves; then we come to understand something of how God thinks! At that point, we get a much clearer picture of what we truly are in His sight!

Just think! You might discover something, only to learn that it belongs to the LORD! Truth be told, everything belongs to the LORD! You and I belong to Him, too! That’s why what we think and what we say to anyone about anything needs to be run by Him first.

Think about that verse seven again: “When a man’s ways are pleasing to the LORD, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.” Get your heart and life right with God by trusting Jesus as your LORD and Savior. He will then broker peace between you and all your enemies.

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

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

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