The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Ezekiel 11:14-20, “Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
15 ‘Son of man, your brothers, your relatives, your fellow exiles, and the whole house of Israel, all of them, are those to whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, “Go far from the LORD; this land has been given us as a possession.”
16 “Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD, ‘Though I had removed them far away among the nations and though I had scattered them among the countries, yet I was a sanctuary for them a little while in the countries where they had gone.’”
17 “Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD, “I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you out of the countries among which you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.”‘
18 “When they come there, they will remove all its detestable things and all its abominations from it.
19 “And I will give them one heart and put a new spirit within them. And I will take the heart of stone out of their flesh and give them a heart of flesh,
20 that they may walk in My statutes and keep My ordinances and do them. Then they will be My people, and I shall be their God.”

Human beings are the same in every country and in every generation. The old saying, “What’s mine is mine,” operated in Ezekiel’s day just as it does in our day. The general attitude of the heart of mankind has not changed. Nor will it change! We live in a different time zone, far removed from the days of Ezekiel; still, the general attitude of humanity seems destined to remain the same until Jesus comes again.

The nations that stand opposed to Israel today are unanimously opposed to Israel’s claim to the land the LORD granted to them. Yet, the LORD has not altered His promise. “I will gather you from the peoples and assemble you out of the countries among which you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel” (v. 17). He is currently doing precisely what He promised through the prophet Ezekiel. He will keep and honor His promises to you and me, as well “…a new heart…a new spirit…” that we might be and live to the praise of His glory!

Heartily yours in Christ Jesus,

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