The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

John 11:17-27, “So when Jesus came, He found that he had already been in the tomb four days.

18 Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off,

19 and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary, to console them concerning their brother.

20 Martha therefore, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went to meet Him, but Mary stayed at the house.

21 Martha then said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.

22 “Even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You.”

23 Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”

24 Martha said to Him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.”

25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies,

26 and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”

27 She said to Him, “Yes, Lord; I have believed that You are the Christ, the Son of God, even He who comes into the world.”

John 14:12-14, “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I go to the Father.

13 “Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

14 “If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it.”

The firm and indisputable fact is that Jesus Christ died and was subsequently raised bodily from the dead by the power of His Heavenly Father! This is the cornerstone of the Christian faith. Any petitioner must be a truly born-again believer and exceedingly serious regarding his request. The LORD’s reply will come in a time and manner of His choice; although He is bound by His promise to reply, He may deny the petitioner’s request. I have personally witnessed numerous answers to prayer. Each has been a strengthening of my faith and has proved beneficial in ways I could never have imagined. The LORD is simply amazing!

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