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.”

We would do well to learn what the prophet Nahum says of the LORD. His description of the LORD says that He is “good, a stronghold in the day of trouble.” Inasmuch as He possesses anger and enormous power, He is able to take vengeance on His adversaries and those of His people. The LORD is good, but as a loving parent, He is also a stronghold for His people in the days of their trouble. Thus, to mess with His people is to mess with Him.

It is comforting to know that the LORD continues to be the Loving Protector of His people. Thus, it is good for us—as for all mankind—to yield to Him in all matters that come our way. We need a strong adversary; and there is none more powerful, more available, or more loving than the LORD Jesus Christ.

Heartily in Christ,

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