The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

2 Kings 18:1-8, “Now it came about in the third year of Hoshea, the son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah became king.

2 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Abi the daughter of Zechariah.

3 And he did right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father David had done.

4 He removed the high places and broke down the sacred pillars and cut down the Asherah. He also broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for until those days the sons of Israel burned incense to it; and it was called Nehushtan.

5 He trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel; so that after him there was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor among those who were before him.

6 For he clung to the LORD; he did not depart from following Him, but kept His commandments, which the LORD had commanded Moses.

7 And the LORD was with him; wherever he went he prospered. And he rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.

8 He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its territory, from watchtower to fortified city.

It’s exciting to read of a young man following the LORD! Those who learn to follow Him while they are young will doubtlessly follow Him throughout their lives.

Sometimes, however, older men come to know Him, and they wish they had followed Him when they were young. Those who learn to follow the LORD while they are young usually follow someone who has previously followed Him.

We need to think seriously and act according to the pattern the LORD has set before us through His own Life. In that way, we will also establish a spiritual pattern for others to follow. What we often don’t know is that there is someone who is watching us and patterning what they see in us.

Learning commences in the home. And believe it or not, we obtain our earliest words and our ways from there. It’s not too late to become a true and enthusiastic follower of Jesus. Get into the Scriptures today!

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