The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Psalm 1:1-6, “How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers!
2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law he meditates day and night.
3 He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season and its leaf does not wither; and in whatever he does, he prospers.
4 The wicked are not so, but they are like chaff which the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
6 For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.”

Without question, we live in a vile, evil world. Every word of almost every man must be tested regarding his belief. Even ministers, who proclaim themselves ministers of the Gospel, often give wrong instruction and proclaim what they say to be the Word and way of the LORD.

How are we to know whether what is being said is true? The psalmist affirms the life of the righteous man to be “blessed” because he is one who does not “walk in the counsel of the wicked,” but “delights in the law of the LORD.”

Do you delight in the teachings of the Scriptures? Is your life mapped out according to the Words and way of the LORD? It is true that not every problem we encounter has an easy answer. Yet, if we belong to the LORD, we will receive His answer, and on time.

From the passage quoted above, we can be assured that the LORD has drawn a wide line between the righteous and the wicked. The wicked will not survive God’s divine judgment. They may appear to be surviving; but they will ultimately perish. Yet, the righteous who embrace and adhere to the will of the LORD, will themselves survive.

In one sense, therefore, a thin line appears to separate the two; yet, in the final sense, the LORD will enable the righteous to survive, while the wicked will perish. On which side of that thin line do you stand?

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