The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

2 Kings 1:1-8, “Now Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.

2 And Ahaziah fell through the lattice in his upper chamber which was in Samaria, and became ill. So he sent messengers and said to them, ‘Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover from this sickness.’

3 But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and say to them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?”

4 “Now therefore thus says the LORD, ‘You shall not come down from the bed where you have gone up, but you shall surely die.’ Then Elijah departed.

5 When the messengers returned to him he said to them, ‘Why have you returned?”

6 And they said to him, “A man came up to meet us and said to us, ‘Go, return to the king who sent you and say to him, “Thus says the LORD, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you shall not come down from the bed where you have gone up, but shall surely die.”‘

7 And he said to them, “What kind of man was he who came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?”

8 And they answered him, “He was a hairy man with a leather girdle bound about his loins.” And he said, ‘It is Elijah the Tishbite.'”

We are not given all of the specific aspects of King Ahaziah’s fall through the lattice in his upper chamber, except that it either brought about or was attributed to his illness. He then sent messengers to Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, asking whether he would recover.

As Ahaziah’s messengers returned more quickly than expected, they were called to account for their swift return. They reported that they had met Elijah, and when the king sent warriors to meet them, Elijah proved who he was by calling fire down from Heaven — fire that proved he was a servant of Almighty God.

We, who are saved, have an advocate in the LORD! All of our needs reside in Him. Satan is clever and powerful; however, his power cannot extend beyond the will of the LORD! Our yielding to the will of Almighty God is the secret of all our successes. There is no failure whatsoever in Him. What may appear as failure is there to draw us closer to Him. Is the LORD working in your life? Are you yielding to His will? His will will be done. Get on the LORD’s side today!

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