The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

John 1:1-12, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2 He was in the beginning with God.

3 All things came into being by Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.

4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.

5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

6 There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.

7 He came for a witness, that he might bear witness of the light, that all might believe through him.

8 He was not the light, but came that he might bear witness of the light.

9 There was the true light which, coming into the world, enlightens every man.

10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him.

11 He came to His own, and those who were His own did not receive Him.

12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name, that all might believe through him.

When I am telling of an event that occurred in my life, I often disrupt my account by inserting things that are relative, but not substantive, to the entire discussion. (I’m certain that every reader of this Letter has done the same.)

The disciple John is the author of the above passage; yet the John of whom he speaks is another; namely, John the Baptist. And the Baptist speaks of the LORD Jesus when he says in verse 10 that He was the True Light that enlightens every man.

That clearly means that we all need Jesus as our LORD and Savior, and the possibility of receiving Him as such is within our grasp. He came to receive us, not to reject us. Rejection comes from us. We need to reject ourselves and all of those things that are clearly not of Him.

If you have not received Him as your LORD and Savior, do it today! If you have already received Him, you have the responsibility to share Him with those who are still lost. That opportunity of sharing is in itself a blessing from Almighty God. It’s a joy unlike any other except that of yielding yourself to Him. It’s a blessing that He freely extends to you.

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas 72764

United States of America

“We will never know that Christ is all we need

until He becomes all that we have.” – Corrie ten Boom