The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Psalm 121:1-8, “I Will lift up my eyes to the mountains; From whence shall my help come?

2 My help comes from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth.

3 He will not allow your foot to slip; He who keeps you will not slumber.

4 Behold, He who keeps Israel Will neither slumber nor sleep.

5 The LORD is your keeper; The LORD is your shade on your right hand.

6 The sun will not smite you by day, Nor the moon by night.

7 The LORD will protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul.

8 The LORD will guard your going out and your coming in From this time forth and forever.”

Is there ever a time that we do not need help? Even the psalmist, whose life was lived closely to the LORD, admitted his need for help. It is not weakness to ask for help; it is strength to know when we need it, and greater strength in knowing where to go for help.

The confidence the psalmist has is positive: “My help comes from the LORD…” Where do you and I obtain the help that we need? Do we always look to the LORD? Do we not find help from His Word, the Holy Scriptures? The Scriptures assure us that He will protect us. The LORD does not sleep; He always sees to the needs of His own. Are you one of His? Has your life been truly committed to Him? If it has, you have not need to worry. The LORD is your keeper, you security.

There was a belief among earlier peoples that the heavenly lights –the sun and moon—could adversely affect the demeanor of human beings. In the New Testament we have an instance of a boy, whose father believed his activities to have been controlled by the moon. The Greek word seleniazo, translated lunatic, means “moonstruck” (Mat. 17:15). Still, the psalmist shoves such strange beliefs aside, saying, “The LORD will protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul.” Do you depend solely on the LORD? Or have silly superstitions invaded your thinking?

The LORD is the supreme guard and protector of all life; especially, the life of the ones who have believed upon Him as their LORD and Savior. We are not to be foolish in our behavior. Neither are we to be afraid. Rather, we are to be committed to Him and to seek His will and direction in all things. Are you doing this? Have you believed in Him as your LORD and Savior? If you have, you may peacefully rest on His Word.

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