The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Jeremiah 5:22-29, “’Do you not fear Me?’ declares the LORD. ‘Do you not tremble in My presence? For I have placed the sand as a boundary for the sea, an eternal decree, so it cannot cross over it. Though the waves toss, yet they cannot prevail; though they roar, yet they cannot cross over it.

23 ‘But this people has a stubborn and rebellious heart; they have turned aside and departed.

24 They do not say in their heart, ‘Let us now fear the LORD our God, Who gives rain in its season, both the autumn rain and the spring rain, Who keeps for us the appointed weeks of the harvest.’

25 ‘Your iniquities have turned these away, and your sins have withheld good from you.

26 ‘For wicked men are found among My people; they watch like fowlers, lying in wait; they set a trap, they catch men….’

29 ‘Shall I not punish these people?’ declares the LORD, ‘On a nation such as this shall I not avenge Myself?’‘

What is it that makes us think we’re “special” in God’s sight? It is true that the nations whose people can read this GRANDS LETTER are nations that have known the blessings of the LORD. Yet, that is not to say that those receptive nations were at any time deserving of God’s blessings. We often – too often – believe ourselves to have “favored nation status” with the LORD. It’s a proud and haughty people who hold that view! The LORD possesses His own reasons for blessing nations – reasons He carefully keeps to Himself.

Let us behave ourselves and glorify Him! Surely, He will then continue to forgive and bless us and enable us to reach others for Him! We need to be a people of love and of prayer. Do you know Him? If you do, you ought to be praying for those who don’t and seeking to share His love with them?

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

United States of America

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

– Corrie ten Boom

Dear Grands,

Isaiah 1:16-20, “Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Remove the evil of your deeds from My sight. Cease to do evil,

17 Learn to do good; Seek justice, Reprove the ruthless; Defend the orphan, Plead for the widow.

18 “Come now, and let us reason together,” says the LORD, “Though your sins are as scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they will be like wool.

19 “If you consent and obey, you will eat the best of the land;

20 “But if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword. Truly, the mouth of the LORD has spoken.”

Were you ever turned away from the dinner table because you had neglected to wash your hands? Did you ever have a teacher or a boss who told you quite sternly that you didn’t know as much as you thought you did? You wanted to reply and explain, but you were not allowed to speak!

Those things come to mind when I read the above passage from Isaiah. We sometimes become so engrossed in secular and/or sinful things that we are not properly attired to even kneel in the LORD’s presence, let alone utter words in prayer. I’ve experienced that. Have you?

Let me suggest that you read again the passage noted above. The LORD will help us if we prayerfully repent. Human parents don’t want to punish us for doing wrong; neither does the LORD. He loves to forgive us, but we must faithfully “wash our hands” first.

I checked, and mine were a bit dirty; how about yours?

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

United States of America

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