The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Joshua 1:1-7, “Now it came about after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD that the LORD spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ servant, saying,

2 ‘Moses My servant is dead; now therefore arise, cross this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them, to the sons of Israel.

3 ‘Every place on which the sole of your foot treads, I have given it to you, just as I spoke to Moses.

4 ‘From the wilderness and this Lebanon, even as far as the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and as far as the Great Sea toward the setting of the sun, will be your territory.

5 ‘No man will be able to stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I have been with Moses, I will be with you; I will not fail you or forsake you.

6 ‘Be strong and courageous, for you shall give this people possession of the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.

7 ‘Only be strong and very courageous; be careful to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may have success wherever you go.'”

The LORD has always had for Himself an earthly, human ally. The birth of Moses and his introduction into the house of Pharaoh gives us a hint of the coming of the Messiah. Yet, that’s a considerable distance from Moses.

Now, Moses dies, and Joshua takes charge of the Israelites, saying, “Arise, cross this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them, to the sons of Israel.” God has always had His leader. What’s more, every leader the LORD has elected to lead His people has been faithful, all the way to the disciples John and Paul.

How are we to determine the one whom the LORD has chosen as His leader? He will simply make him known in His own time. With some of the almost unbelievable sins of some pastors today, it is easy to know who is not our LORD’s chosen leader!

Moreover, the LORD’s leaders will be fully conversant with the Word, the Holy Scriptures! Their focus will be both upward in respect and devotion to their LORD and outward in their focus on those whom they have been assigned to win, to teach, and to train.

There will be times His leaders will be instructed to “cross the Jordan,” times to confront adversaries of the Gospel; yet, always with the focus of love that arises from the Holy Spirit, Who indwells and overflows them for the LORD’s purpose.

Do you really know the LORD? Have you truly been born again? If you have, His Spirit indwells your life, and you are responsible to follow Him and do what His will commands. Believe me, it is a joy to live and work for Jesus! What’s more, it’s to our spiritual advantage to do so.

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