The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Psalm 37:3-9, “Trust in the LORD and do good; Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.

4 Delight yourself in the LORD; And He will give you the desires of your heart.

5 Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, and He will do it.

6 He will bring forth your righteousness as the light and your judgment as the noonday.

7 Rest in the LORD and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who carries out wicked schemes.

8 Cease from anger and forsake wrath; Do not fret; it leads only to evildoing.

9 For evildoers will be cut off, But those who wait for the LORD, they will inherit the land.”

One of the most endearing passages in the whole of Scripture is contained in those seven verses above. If you remember your primary school classes in English grammar, you will undoubtedly recall that the verb is the most active, if not the most important, in the entire cadre of words. “Trust,” “Dwell,” “cultivate,” “Delight,” “give,” “commit” – and the listing of verbs in these verses goes on.

David, the shepherd, the musician, the leader, and later the king – his share of difficulties lay amid the innumerable responsibilities he carried throughout his lifetime. Nights alone in both moonlight and rain, he experienced every reality of life, each preparing him for weightier responsibilities to come.

We all face intractable difficulties in life, yet, what can we do? Look again at those challenging verbs scattered throughout this Psalm: “trust, delight, give, commit.” Not once does the author include words like frustrate, grumble, or quit. And the “rest” that he mentions relates to our restful reliance upon the LORD.

Life overflows with trials! Who needs to be reminded of that? Yet, we often need to be reminded that the LORD cares for those who are His. If you’re plagued with an avalanche of life’s multiple discouragements, take heart! Those who wait for the LORD will inherit His blessings – along with the land.” Just “trust in the LORD and do good.” He will ultimately give you showers of blessing! So many, in fact, that you will be unable to number them.

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