The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Deuteronomy 6:1-13, “Now this is the commandment, the statutes and the judgments which the LORD your God has commanded me to teach you, that you might do them in the land where you are going over to possess it,
2 so that you and your son and your grandson might fear the LORD your God, to keep all His statutes and His commandments which I command you, all the days of your life, and that your days may be prolonged.

4 “Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD is one!

5 “You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.
6 “These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart.
7 You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up.
8 “You shall bind them as a sign on your hand and they shall be as frontals on your forehead.
9 “You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.

12 then watch yourself, that you do not forget the LORD who brought you from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
13 “You shall fear only the LORD your God; and you shall worship Him and swear by His name.”

Three verses ( i.e., 3, 10-11) were omitted from the Scriptural passage above. I elected to remove them because they were redundant to the verses that are cited. Some verses I have emboldened for emphasis. Although this passage relates primirally to Israel, it certainly speaks to the Church today. Following
the instructive commandments of the LORD is always beneficial to every generation.

Keeping the truths of the LORD in our hearts is beneficial to us and to those family members who come after us. “Love, teach, walk, bind, and write” are commandments that bring blessing both to us and to those who come after us. When they observe our dedication to Christ, they then follow Him themselves! We cannot overly demonstrate His love or His teachings in our own lives.

There is, however, a stern warning that we are to “watch ourselves and not forget the LORD.” Always remember that our children, grandchildren –all members of our family—as well as close friends and children will note carefully how we live; and they will follow in their own lives what they observe in us.
May God richly and abundantly bless you and your family is my earnest prayer.

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