The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

2 Chronicles 15:1-7, “Now the Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded,

2 and he went out to meet Asa and said to him, ‘Listen to me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: the LORD is with you when you are with Him. And if you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.’

3 “For many days Israel was without the true God and without a teaching priest and without law.

4 “But in their distress, they turned to the LORD God of Israel, and they sought Him, and He let them find Him.

5 “In those times there was no peace to him who went out or to him who came in, for many disturbances afflicted all the inhabitants of the lands.

6 “Nation was crushed by nation, and city by city, for God troubled them with every kind of distress.

7 “But you, be strong and do not lose courage, for there is reward for your work.”

It was an era of warfare! Saul was dead. His sin against the LORD had required the LORD to take his life! Israel was, therefore, without leadership; thus, the nation turned to David, reminding him of his past victories over Israel’s enemies.

It goes without saying that there is safety in numbers. Yet, today, we must thoroughly trust in the LORD. There was no truer message than this: “If you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you…be strong and do not lose courage, for there is reward for your work.”

It’s highly unlikely that the LORD will call upon us to engage in physical battles against other nations; however, we are required at all times to engage in battles against sin! In many respects, our battles exceed those encounters of David! What’s more, our battles occur simultaneously on multiple fronts and in the arenas of the mind and the heart!

Don’t despair! Engage in prayer! “He that is with us is yet more than he who is with them!” Be strong in the LORD! He will win against our spiritual struggles! We must just believe!

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