The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Psalm 127:1-5, “Unless the LORD builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; unless the LORD guards the city, the watchman keeps awake in vain.

2 It is vain for you to rise up early, to retire late, to eat the bread of painful labors; For He gives to His beloved even in his sleep.

3 Behold, children are a gift of the LORD, the fruit of the womb is a reward.

4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one’s youth.

5 How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them; they will not be ashamed when they speak with their enemies in the gate.”

Solomon, the author of the verses above, was also the author of many verses that are discoverable throughout the Scriptures. The Apostle Paul contributed numerous spiritual truths in the New Testament, as well as references from Old Testament Scriptures, as well.

In one place, the Apostle Paul said, “For this reason I am writing these things while absent, so that when present I need not use severity, in accordance with the authority which the Lord gave me for building up and not for tearing down” (2 Cor. 13:10). We could all use the value of these words from the apostle.

With Thanksgiving now behind us, thoughts of the coming Christmas will doubtlessly be on our minds. We would do well to think deeply of the Scripture passage above. Children (and grandchildren and great-grandchildren) are all gifts from the LORD. Pictures that we take of them, surely depict the love they have for us. Further, we would do well to remember that every contact we have with them is making a life-long impression. We will be remembered as they see us today. May our lives always reflect the LORD Jesus Christ.

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