The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Nehemiah 2:1-9, And it came about in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, that wine was before him, and I took up the wine and gave it to the king. Now I had not been sad in his presence. 2 So the king said to me, “Why is your face sad though you are not sick? This is nothing but sadness of heart.” Then I was very much afraid. 3 I said to the king, “Let the king live forever. Why should my face not be sad when the city, the place of my fathers’ tombs, lies desolate and its gates have been consumed by fire?” 4 Then the king said to me, “What would you request?” So I prayed to the God of heaven. 5 I said to the king, “If it please the king, and if your servant has found favor before you, send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers’ tombs, that I may rebuild it.”

It was a simple request, and an easy one because Nehemiah and his king were friends. At the same time, it was a selfless request. Nehemiah’s countrymen were in a foreign land, while Nehemiah was living safely under the legal watchcare of his friend the king.

It’s not difficult to ask a favor of the LORD Jesus Christ if we are living according to His Word. If we are not living according to His Word, it is hardly prudent to ask anything of Him other than His forgiveness for our sin. What sin is hindering your request of the LORD Jesus Christ?

If you know and belong to Him, you should not fear to request anything. Yet, if your life is not pleasing to Him, getting things into spiritual order is the only means of gaining His favor. Why not start that procedure 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