The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Isaiah 4:1-6, “For seven women will take hold of one man in that day, saying, ‘We will eat our own bread and wear our own clothes, only let us be called by your name; take away our reproach!’

2 In that day the Branch of the LORD will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth will be the pride and the adornment of the survivor of Israel.

3 It will come about that he who is left in Zion and remains in Jerusalem will be called holy—everyone who is recorded for life in Jerusalem.

4 When the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and purged the bloodshed of Jerusalem from her midst, by the spirit of judgment and the spirit of burning,

5 then the LORD will create over the whole area of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud by day, even smoke, and the brightness of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory will be a canopy. 6 There will be a shelter to give shade from the heat by day, and refuge and protection from the storm and the rain.”

As this letter “goes to press,” multiple warnings dominate local radio and television stations, warning the nation to be aware and alert to the huge storm that is scheduled for the United States. Every conceivable precaution is being urged upon the public!

Similarly, the prophet Isaiah is speaking of a far greater time—a time that was spiritually scheduled upon the people of his day. The people of Zion are spiritually drenched in filth. They desperately need a spiritual cleansing! Nothing, it seems, has changed from the days of Isaiah the prophet. His cry spoke of a shelter that gives shade from the heat of the day and the chill of the night. Such is available to us only in Jesus Christ. Our safety rests with Him alone! Is He your shelter? Beware! The Day of Reckoning is upon us!

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