The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Kings 22:11-14, “Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made horns of iron for himself and said, “Thus says the LORD, ‘With these you will gore the Arameans until they are consumed.'”

12 All the prophets were prophesying thus, saying, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead and prosper, for the LORD will give it into the hand of the king.”

13 Then the messenger who went to summon Micaiah spoke to him saying, “Behold now, the words of the prophets are uniformly favorable to the king. Please let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak favorably.”

14 But Micaiah said, “As the LORD lives, what the LORD says to me, that I shall speak.”

There’s an old children’s chorus we kids used to sing. It said,

“Be careful, little child what you hear;

Be careful, little child what you hear…

For the Father up above is looking down in love;

Be careful, little child, what you hear.”

The chorus then repeated with the words “say” and “do.”

Generally, we think of children learning a lot from us. Of course, they do. They should. At the same time, there’s a lot we can learn from them – if and when we pay attention. Paying careful attention to others is one of the foremost responsibilities we Christians have. We will do well to adopt the wise words of Micaiah: “…what the LORD says to me, that I shall speak.” When we do as the LORD directs us, we then abdicate responsibility in the lives of others.

Heartily in Christ,

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

United States of America

“We will never know that Christ is all we need, until He becomes all that we have.” –Corrie ten Boom