The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Job 4:1-8, “Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered,

2 ‘If one ventures a word with you, will you become impatient? But who can refrain from speaking?

3 ‘Behold you have admonished many, and you have strengthened weak hands.

4 Your words have helped the tottering to stand, and you have strengthened feeble knees.

5 ‘But now it has come to you, and you are impatient; it touches you, and you are dismayed.

6 ‘Is not your fear of God your confidence, and the integrity of your ways your hope?

7 ‘Remember now, whoever perished being innocent? Or where were the upright destroyed?

8 ‘According to what I have seen, those who plow iniquity and those who sow trouble harvest it.'”

The background of these few verses arises from the troubles of Job. He was a righteous man, yet for reasons totally unknown to him, his family and his wealth were suddenly struck down, all without apparent cause.

The scenario could be duplicated again and again today. A godly servant of the LORD, faithful in worship, faithful in caring for others, who loves the LORD and serves Him with full dedication, is suddenly struck down with an illness that mystifies the brightest medical minds, who work feverishly to bring him to wellness.

What are the godly to do? They commence by prayerfully removing from within themselves every minute possibility of the cause. They then immerse themselves in confessional prayer, throwing themselves mercilessly upon the LORD, as they seek resolution to the dilemma.

How can a loving, merciful Heavenly Father ignore such human contrition? He cannot. He does not, although the indicators of all prior maladies would have us believe that He does not. No, He is a merciful, loving Heavenly Father, who loves to hear His children pray.

18 “Then Moses said, ‘I pray Thee, show me Thy glory!’

19 “And He said, ‘I Myself will make all My goodness pass before you, and will proclaim the name of the LORD before you; and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show compassion on whom I will show compassion.’

20 “Still, He said, ‘You cannot see My face, for no man can see Me and live!'”

As Christian believers, we ought to periodically check up on our spiritual lives, lest we be “the blind helping the blind.” No one can do this for us. It is a prayerful action that believers alone can embrace.

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