The Grands Letter (Ps/GLJ)

Dear Grands,

Psalm 69:30, “I will praise the name of God with song, and shall magnify Him with thanksgiving.”

There are 60 some verses throughout the Scriptures that contain the word thanksgiving! Many are scattered appropriately throughout the Psalms—many more than we could include here. Yet, they all direct our thoughts to the One who deserves our thanks: the LORD Jesus Christ.

It’s true that many are thankful—they just don’t know how to express it. When we do, we often focus upon some item for which we are thankful, or for the person or persons who were thoughtful to have expressed their love through giving. Were it not for the LORD, however, nothing would truly matter.

Throughout the Psalms, the Psalmist expresses praise to the LORD. “Do homage to the Son,” he says, “…how blessed are all who take refuge in Him” (2:12).

We are blessed to know the LORD Jesus as our Savior and LORD! We are blessed to have families, to live in a free world, and to have the freedom to worship Him without fear of retribution from others.

So much of the world lives in darkness! There is political darkness, economic darkness, and spiritual darkness. Yet, all darkness is dispelled by the Light of the Savior, Jesus Christ! There’s an old hymn that’s sadly neglected in today’s church;

Look and live, my brother, live!

Look to Jesus now and live!

‘Tis recorded in His Word, Hallelujah!

It is only that we look and live!

May the LORD God bless you abundantly! Just don’t forget to say “Thank You” to Him!

Heartily yours 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