The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

1 Peter 4:7-11, “The end of all things is near; therefore, be of sound judgment and sober spirit for the purpose of prayer.

8 Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins.

9 Be hospitable to one another without complaint.

10 As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

11 Whoever speaks is to do so as one who is speaking the utterances of God; whoever serves is to do so as one who is serving by the strength which God supplies; so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belongs the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.”

The Apostle Peter is not announcing an immediate end of life, as we currently know it. He is, however, warning us all that there is an inevitable end coming!

When I was affiliated with Northeastern Bible College in New Jersey, I had several opportunities to speak on a metropolitan radio station. Interestingly enough, a speaker (now deceased) had made his reputation on that station by announcing the precise date of the LORD’s return! (I trust he’s now with the LORD and is regretful of his error.)

We are not to speak as if we possessed some unique knowledge, but to speak His very words, as they are contained in the Scriptures. In this way, He is certain to be glorified.

Further, people everywhere are never more open to hearing the Good News of Jesus than at this special time of the year! To that end, I have appended a Gospel Tract that you can attach to Christmas greetings you send to family and friends. Be prayerful. The LORD alone is responsible for reaching people when we are willing to be used in the process.

Click here to view the Gospel tract — “It’s Not How You Play the Game

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