The Grands Letter (John/GLJ)
Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D. on January 4, 2026 5:15 am (CST)Dear Grands,
John 8:22-26, “I have many things to speak and to judge concerning you, but He who sent Me is true; and the things which I heard from Him, these I speak to the world.”
27 They did not realize that He had been speaking to them about the Father.
28 So Jesus said, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and I do nothing on My own initiative, but I speak these things as the Father taught Me.
29 “And He who sent Me is with Me; He has not left Me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to Him.”
30 As He spoke these things, many came to believe in Him.
31 So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine;
32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”
It is more often than not that we get tied up in knots of worry. Jesus warned His disciples about worrying. Yes, it’s difficult to eliminate worry from our thoughts; still, no worry ever accomplished anything except more worry and oftentimes ulcers!
Worry is anti-trust! We say we trust, but we simply cannot (or will not) wait. The LORD’s timing is always precise – not only in the promise, but in the execution of His promise. He just wants us to learn to fully trust in Him.
Yes, I can hear some readers say, “You just don’t know how it is!” Oh, really? I have some stories – true stories! – that you should hear. They would prove my thought! “Delight yourself in the LORD; and He will give you the desires of your heart” (Psalm 37:4).
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
