The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Genesis 1:1-5, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

2 And the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of
the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters.

3 Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.

4 And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the
darkness.

5 And God called the light day, and the darkness He called night. And there
was evening and there was morning, one day.”

With the commencement of the year A.D. 2025, it seems appropriate that we
start with the first verses of our LORD’s instructive words: “In the
beginning.” Isn’t that where we each started? Didn’t we each have a
beginning? You may not remember it, but you had one!

Your parents instructed you in the “to do” and “not to do” lists of life.
They also held you accountable for your behavior in both designated areas.
But, why would they do that? Could it be that they believed that the passage
above (and countless other passages they would ultimately thrust before you)
were invaluable to your living a life that would be pleasing both to
themselves and to the LORD?

God is the Creator! Everything that we can see, and everything that is
hidden from sight, are His creation. “Hidden” is the exact word because
until God said, “Let there be light.,” nothing of any aspects of His
creation could be adequately viewed. Man himself had not been created. Thus,
His creation in apposition to darkness, He called Light.

Summarily, the LORD created mankind, male and female. And for a time, they
lived wholesome lives. But there were and are obstacles coming.

Heartily in Christ,

(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