The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Matthew 24:45-51, “Who then is the faithful and sensible slave whom his master put in charge of his household to give them their food at the proper time?

46 “Blessed is that slave whom his master finds so doing when he comes.

47 “Truly I say to you that he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

48 “But if that evil slave says in his heart, ‘My master is not coming for a long time,’

49 and begins to beat his fellow slaves and eat and drink with drunkards;

50 the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour which he does not know,

51 and will cut him in pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

Were you ever assigned a task by someone superior to you? It could have been a parent, a teacher, or an owner of a business where you were employed. It’s just exciting to know that you are being assessed as “worthy” for this responsibility.

But were you ever slack in completing those responsibilities? It seems that our superior always comes around when we’re not quite finished with the task. Could he not have given us more time? Did he not know that we had to complete some preliminary tasks before we could work on the one he had assigned?

Once we have come to know the LORD Jesus as our personal Savior, we soon learn that He has assigned us certain tasks to complete. The range of those responsibilities is extensive; however, He never requires of us something for which He has not well-equipped us. It is simply our responsibility to learn what we’re to do and how the project is to be accomplished.

What is your assignment? Have you learned what it is? Have you prepared yourself to undertake it? Have you prayed for His assistance in the task’s completion? “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight” (Prov. 3:5-6).

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