The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

2 Chronicles 32:1-8, “After these acts of faithfulness Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah and besieged the fortified cities, and thought to break into them for himself.

2 Now when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come, and that he intended to make war on Jerusalem,

3 he decided with his officers and his warriors to cut off the supply of water from the springs which were outside the city, and they helped him.

4 So many people assembled and stopped up all the springs and the stream which flowed through the region, saying, ‘Why should the kings of Assyria come and find abundant water?’

5 And he took courage and rebuilt all the wall that had been broken down, and erected towers on it, and built another outside wall, and strengthened the Millo in the city of David, and made weapons and shields in great number.

6 And he appointed military officers over the people, and gathered them to him in the square at the city gate, and spoke encouragingly to them, saying,

7 ‘Be strong and courageous, do not fear or be dismayed because of the king of Assyria, nor because of all the multitude which is with him; for the one with us is greater than the one with him.

8 ‘With him is only an arm of flesh, but with us is the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles.’ And the people relied on the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.”

One of the most memorable experiences I ever had in Israel was that of wading through Hezekiah’s Tunnel. My older son, Richard, and I took off our belts, wrapped them around our necks, and started down the truly cold, waist-deep water. Who would have thought of building that, except Hezekiah, then King of Judah? His thought was: If the enemy intends to battle and win over us, we will show them a thing or two.

Thus, at King Hezekiah’s command, Israeli engineers commenced construction from the two ends, completing and meeting underground! It was a feat of monumental effort engineered by the LORD that provided water for Israel, contributing to the victory over her enemies!

There is often more than one way to overcome difficulty: it commences by following the LORD! He is no less ingenious today than He was in Hezekiah’s day. Trust Him and see!

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