The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Nahum 1:1-7, The oracle of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
2 A jealous and avenging God is the LORD; The LORD is avenging and wrathful. The LORD takes vengeance on His adversaries, And He reserves wrath for His enemies.
3 The LORD is slow to anger and great in power, And the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. In whirlwind and storm is His way, And clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
4 He rebukes the sea and makes it dry; He dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel wither; The blossoms of Lebanon wither.
5 Mountains quake because of Him And the hills dissolve; Indeed the earth is upheaved by His presence, The world and all the inhabitants in it.
6 Who can stand before His indignation? Who can endure the burning of His anger? His wrath is poured out like fire And the rocks are broken up by Him.
7 The LORD is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble, And He knows those who take refuge in Him.”

Have you ever known a person so well wrapped up in the warmth of love and kindness that you doubted he could ever become angry over anything? I’ve thought I’d known a few, but in a short time, I learned how mistaken I’d been. Yes, everyone is susceptible to anger; it’s just that some conceal their feelings better than others.

Anger itself, however, is not always wrong. Our passage above assures us that the LORD is sometimes angry. We would do well to avoid things that cause Him anger! Four of six verses in Jeremiah speak of the LORD as possessing anger! Yes, the LORD Himself exhibits anger – righteous anger. Yet, still, the anger He displays is the righteous side of His Love. May He help us all to honor Him in Love!

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