The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Genesis 2:1-3, “Thus the heavens and the earth were completed, and all their hosts.
2 By the seventh day God completed His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.
3 Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.”

One of the difficulties we often encounter is that we rest before we’ve completed the task. Interestingly, there are twice as many references to work in the Bible as there are to rest. Still, we’re more inclined to rest. Could it be that that’s why we don’t get more done? We “stop” more than we “start.”

If the chairs in our homes were no more comfortable than a park bench, we might ultimately get more done. Can’t you remember your mother saying, “You can have it when you’ve finished what I gave you to do?” Failure to complete any task is the invitation to fail on the next one.

Our LORD set the pace, as it were, by not “resting” until His task was completed. So, the next time you face a not-so-exciting thing to do, remember the example the LORD established for us: “Plan your work; work your plan.” One day you will hear Him say, “Well done, good and faithful servant. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your Master” (Matt. 25:21).

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