The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

I Samuel 12:12-16, “When you saw that Nahash the king of the sons of Ammon came against you, you said to me, ‘No, but a king shall reign over us,’ although the LORD your God was your king.

13 “Now therefore, here is the king whom you have chosen, whom you have asked for, and behold, the LORD has set a king over you.

14 “If you will fear the LORD and serve Him, and listen to His voice and not rebel against the command of the LORD, then both you and also the king who reigns over you will follow the LORD your God.

15 “And if you will not listen to the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the command of the LORD, then the hand of the LORD will be against you, as it was against your fathers.

16 “Even now, take your stand and see this great thing which the LORD will do before your eyes.”

There’s an old children’s song that you may have learned as a child. It has but seven verses, and verse three reads as follows:

“O be careful little tongue what you say;

O be careful little tongue what you say;

For the Father up above

Is looking down in love;

So, be careful little tongue what you say.”

Israel had seen her enemy coming against her. She would have done well to have looked to the LORD for protection; yet she refused. How like Israel we often are! We know the LORD is our best protection, yet we cry out for help from another source, as Israel did. Who do you know that’s a better protection than Jesus? Why, then, are you not trusting Him in the situation you are currently facing?

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas,

United States of America

“We will never know that Christ is all we need until He becomes all that we have.”

– Corrie ten Boom