The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

I Thessalonians 5:16-23, “Rejoice always;

17 pray without ceasing;

18 in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

19 Do not quench the Spirit;

20 do not despise prophetic utterances.

21 But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good;

22 abstain from every form of evil.

23 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may

your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame

at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

If the Apostle Paul sounds a lot like a parent in these verses, it is because

he has been given that spiritual responsibility over all believers. It would

take a lot of time for me to write and for you to read the explanation of

the seven bolded words and phrases above. Paul admonishes each of us

to do what we are enabled to do that is right; then in our last verse (v. 23),

he assigns to the LORD Himself what He alone can do: make us holy. The

Only the “God of peace Himself” can “sanctify,” or make us completely

holy. Why, then, are we not completely holy? We are not, because we

have not obeyed those seven indicators listed in verses 16-22. The

Grace of God must balance with the obedience of man. He alone can

make us holy, but we can and must abstain from the enemies of holiness.

Pray for your pastor as he brings the LORD’s message today!

We pray for you and love you without restriction,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas

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