The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Proverbs 1:20-29, “Wisdom shouts in the street, she lifts her voice in the square;
21 At the head of the noisy streets she cries out; at the entrance of the gates in the
city she utters her sayings:
22 “How long, O naive ones, will you love being simple-minded? And scoffers delight
themselves in scoffing and fools hate knowledge?
23 “Turn to my reproof, behold, I will pour out my spirit on you; I will make my words
known to you.
24 “Because I called and you refused, I stretched out my hand and no one paid attention;
25 And you neglected all my counsel and did not want my reproof;
26 I will also laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your dread comes,
27 When your dread comes like a storm and your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
when distress and anguish come upon you.
28 “Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but
they will not find me,
29 Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the LORD.”

That is a long passage, but it needs to be read slowly and taken very seriously.
Everything our LORD has said is true, whether it be of Himself or of us. When He
accuses us of wrong-doing, we are clearly adjudicated “Guilty!”

A good part of our problem is 1) we do not like to be told that we are what we are!
2) We don’t listen clearly to what the LORD says, whether about us or about any-
thing! We look too often at ourselves and want Him to see us as we see ourselves.

On the human scale, we may want the doctor to tell us that we’re in good health;
however, what we need to hear is the truth, whether it’s good or bad. We may not
want to take the meds the doctor prescribes, but we must if we want to survive!

So it is with the LORD –only far, far more seriously! The doctor may not know
whether we’re taking the meds he prescribed; but the LORD knows whether we’re
behaving as He has directed.

Thus, we need to read and absorb His Word daily! This should be at the top of
our “to do” list. Then, we need to meditate on what we’ve learned from His Word.
We also need to pray. Our communication with the LORD is of highest importance!
Only then, can we depend upon His love and power.

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