The Grands Letter (Ps/GLJ)
Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D. on April 10, 2026 5:18 am (CST)
Dear Grands,
Psalm 50:14-23, “Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving and pay your vows to the Most High;
15 Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I shall rescue you, and you will honor Me.”
16 But to the wicked God says, “What right have you to tell of My statutes and to take My covenant in your mouth?”
17 “For you hate discipline, and you cast My words behind you.
18 “When you see a thief, you are pleased with him, and you associate with adulterers.
19 “You let your mouth loose in evil and your tongue frames deceit.
20 “You sit and speak against your brother; you slander your own mother’s son.
21 “These things you have done and I kept silent; you thought that I was just like you; I will reprove you and state the case in order before your eyes.
22 “Now consider this, you who forget God, or I will tear you in pieces, and there will be none to deliver.
23 “He who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors Me; and to him who orders his way aright, I shall show the salvation of God.”
Would I not be correct, were I to say that you and I each speak differently to various persons that we know? Of course we do! Parents speak “down” to their children, “up” to their elders, and “face-to-face” with those who are socially equal.
So does the LORD. In verses 14 and 15 above, He speaks to those He intends to rescue. The remainder of His discourse concerns those who are evil. Yet, they pretend to be His affiliates and speak of Him, yet they characterize the very evil the LORD denounces. They have forgotten God!
Most sincerely, I trust that you have not forgotten Him. I pray that your life reflects the very characteristics of a true believer! Pray for me, too. For I am subject to the same verbal traps as you! Surely, our chief desire is to radiate His love to others; and to do so, we must be firmly attached to Him, thinking and speaking only that which exalts our wonderful LORD!
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
