The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Isaiah 48:16-19, “Come near to Me, listen to this: from the first I have not spoken in secret, from the time it took place, I was there. And now the Lord GOD has sent Me, and His Spirit.”
17 Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you in the way you should go.
18 “If only you had paid attention to My commandments! Then your well-being would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.
19 “Your descendants would have been like the sand, and your offspring like its grains; their name would never be cut off or destroyed from My presence.”

It’s not difficult to imagine good things happening to good people. It’s when good
things happen to bad people, we have difficulty in understanding. It may be a bit-of-a
“push” to understand that the LORD even wanted Israel close to Him. For even from the date of Israel’s departure from Egypt, Israel had been a most difficult people.

Now, however, while the LORD has not forgotten Israel’s incorrigible attitude, He reaches out to her again in genuine love. It is the LORD’s nature to love! If it were not, Israel would never have crossed the Red Sea, much less, reached the Promised Land.

The verses above have a bearing on individuals, too. There is so much the LORD wants to bestow upon us – but, we opt for nefarious ways, all of which are simply
unacceptable to Him. Let’s quit playing the fool and admit to being spiritually difficult.
How often do we read the Bible, perhaps the Greatest Gift He has given us other than His blessed Son? How often? How often do we pray? How often do we spend quality time praying?

When a man and a woman truly fall in love, they want to spend time with each other!
If we have truly fallen in love with the LORD, we will want to hear Him speak to us through His Word. It is the chief means whereby we learn of Him. It’s also how we learn to pray!

Consider the benefits of being a True Believer in Jesus Christ. “Come near to (Him)”
and listen! Believe all that He says. it’s the only pathway that gives true meaning to
life. And it’s worth far more than it costs.

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