The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Deuteronomy 135:10-14, “When you have eaten and are satisfied, you shall bless the LORD your God for the good land which He has given you.
11 “Beware that you do not forget the LORD your God by not keeping His commandments and His ordinances and His statutes which I am commanding you today;
12 otherwise, when you have eaten and are satisfied, and have built good houses and lived in them,
13 and when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and gold multiply, and all that you have multiplies,
14 then your heart will become proud and you will forget the LORD your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.”

Be honest with yourself. How often do you praise the LORD? I mean, in your prayers, as you arise from your bed or lie down at night, do you bless the LORD and thank Him for His protection over you throughout the day?

I’m thinking just now of how utterly close Donald Trump came being killed the other day in Pennsylvania. I’m thinking of how close I came to being killed as I broke from my mother’s grip and into the pathway of a speeding car. I was so young at the time that my memory is more of my mother’s recollection than my own. It was the Hand of the LORD alone that protected me.

Were it not for the LORD, it is highly probable that many of us would not have reached this current stage of life. We’re told to be careful, to be sensitive, to be vigilent, lest we get caught off guard and suffer some of the proclivities that lurk in the shadows of life, things that lie in wait to do us harm.

Yes, the LORD often protects us when we are unaware of danger; still, we should “always pause and look both ways before crossing the street.” In
other words, don’t be presumptuous! Christians die just as non-Christians
do. You and I are not immune from danger or from death. We don’t fear death, but we want to live life to the credit of our LORD and Savior. Yes,
thank Him; and then be careful and look both ways, as you cross the street.

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.
Springdale, Arkansas 72764
United States of America

“We never know that Christ is all we need until He becomes all that we have.” – Corrie ten Boom