The Grands Letter (Joel/GLJ)
Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D. on June 13, 2026 5:13 am (CST)
Dear Grands,
Joel 1:1-6, “The word of the LORD that came to Joel, the son of Pethuel:
2 Hear this, O elders, And listen, all inhabitants of the land. Has anything like this happened in your days or in your fathers’ days?
3 Tell your sons about it, and let your sons tell their sons, and their sons the next generation.
4 What the gnawing locust has left, the swarming locust has eaten; and what the swarming locust has left, the creeping locust has eaten; and what the creeping locust has left, the stripping locust has eaten.
5 Awake, drunkards, and weep; and wail, all you wine drinkers, on account of the sweet wine that is cut off from your mouth.
6 For a nation has invaded my land, mighty and without number; Its teeth are the teeth of a lion, and it has the fangs of a lioness.”
It was a dreadful time! Sin always precedes devastation! And the sins of the people had so expanded that the LORD’s prophet rose up to sound the alarm!
It may have been that the Judeans believed they could sin and escape the judgment of the LORD. Some people today believe they can do that. Or, it may be that their sin simply escalated to the point that they had forgotten God. Some people today believe they can employ that, too. But the massive locust invasion emerged unscathed.
Doubtlessly, disease is but one “willow-switch” with which the LORD disciplines people. Man simply cannot do wrong and get by! Throughout the Scriptures (particularly the Old Testament), the LORD utilized multiple animals and insects to discipline people. He still utilizes multiple things. Despite today’s turmoil surrounding various medications, the LORD can clearly utilize them to His advantage in urging people to recognize and renounce their sin! Man simply cannot sin and get by! Check your life! There just may be an invasion coming your way. It’s never worth the risk!
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
