The Grands Letter

Nehemiah 9:10-15, “Then You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, against all his servants and all the people of his land; For You knew that they acted arrogantly toward them, And made a name for Yourself as it is this day.

11 “You divided the sea before them, so they passed through the midst of the sea on dry ground; and their pursuers You hurled into the depths, like a stone into raging waters.

12 “And with a pillar of cloud You led them by day, and with a pillar of fire by night To light for them the way In which they were to go.

13 “Then You came down on Mount Sinai, and spoke with them from heaven; you gave them just ordinances and true laws, good statutes and commandments.

14 “So You made known to them Your holy sabbath, and laid down for them commandments, statutes and law, through Your servant Moses.

15 “You provided bread from heaven for them for their hunger, You brought forth water from a rock for them for their thirst, And You told them to enter in order to possess The land which You swore to give them.”

My maternal grandmother was a superb cook! I mean no criticism of my late wife or my mother, but there were few, if any, equals and none better than my grandmother. What’s more, she wasted nothing! Uneaten leftovers that I would have given to my dog were carefully retrieved and miraculously transformed into superb edibles for the next meal. Of course, grandmothers of that era had survived a depression and knew firsthand the value of what I simply thought of as “scraps.”

In a sense, the State of the Union Address that our President delivers annually is an assessment of our care for what remains to be utilized by the citizens of our nation.

Of course, there’s more to his assessment than the monetary. Moreover, we are responsible to the LORD for how we treat His provisions. We must ever and always be thankful; never be wasteful; and always be grateful for His goodness!

As you listened to our President’s Address last night, I trust you were thankful for him. Pray for him daily. I have it on good authority that Donald Trump is a born-again believer in our LORD Jesus Christ. Yet, as a newly born baby has to grow physically, so we believers have to grow spiritually. Do we, as true believers, ever do or say things that we oughtn’t? Of course, we do. Therefore, we must ask for forgiveness for our sin and be tolerant of others, who may not be as “old” in Christ as we are. Forgive us, LORD; and may our lives ever reveal Your Life to those about us.

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