The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Psalm 45:6-7, “Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever; a scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Thy kingdom.
7 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness; therefore God, Thy God, has anointed Thee with the oil of joy above Thy fellows.”

When the United States of America was first formed, it was the consensus of our Founding Fathers that it should be a Republic instead of a Monarchy, as in Great Britain. In the most recent issue of The Herald of Hope Magazine, Associate Editor, Vince Wall, authors a piece entitled “The Everlasting Reign,” in which he notes the dedication of the late Queen Elizabeth II to our LORD Jesus Christ. I was impressed to reprint a portion of it for our Grands Letter readers.

“When Queen Elizabeth was crowned in 1953, the Orb was presented to her along with these words: ‘Receive this Orb set under the cross and remember that the entire world is subject to the power and Empire of Christ our Redeemer.’”

“Her Majesty, the Queen, made sure that people viewing her funeral would hear the words of the one and only Redeemer, Jesus Christ. Christ’s words rang out in the Cathedral and all around the world as the Bible was read during the service: ‘I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live; and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die’ (Jn. 11:25-26).

“The Queen knew that there was a Greater Ruler than herself and that there were greater mansions beyond her earthly palaces. Again, the words of Jesus resonated throughout the Cathedral:

“I am the resurrection, and the life: he that
believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet
shall he live; and whosoever liveth and
believeth in me shall never die” (Jn. 11:25-26).

“When Queen Elizabeth died, she left everything behind, including her Corgis, her crown, her carriages and her castles. More important than her possessions, our Queen left behind something of great value for all to share. She left her words of wisdom, spoken in her annual Christmas addresses.” In the year 2000, Queen Elizabeth II stated in her Christmas address:

“To many of us, our beliefs are of fundamental importance. For me the teachings of Christ and my own personal accountability before God provide a framework in which I try to live my life. I, like so many of you, have drawn great comfort in difficult times from Christ’s words and example…Throughout my life, the message and teachings of Christ have been my guide and in them I find hope.”

What ought to impress us all in the Queen’s words is that one can be ensconced in a superior position of responsibility and yet be out-spoken for the LORD Jesus Christ. How out-spoken are you of Him? Behavior
certainly must support our contention. In other words, we have to be
something before we can do anything to the praise of His glory! The big
question is: are we?

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