The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

1 Chronicles 27:25-31, “Now Azmaveth the son of Adiel had charge of the king’s storehouses. And Jonathan the son of Uzziah had charge of the storehouses in the country, in the cities, in the villages, and in the towers.

26 Ezri the son of Chelub had charge of the agricultural workers who tilled the soil.

27 Shimei the Ramathite had charge of the vineyards; and Zabdi the Shiphmite had charge of the produce of the vineyards stored in the wine cellars.

28 Baal-hanan the Gederite had charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the Shephelah; and Joash had charge of the stores of oil.

29 Shitrai the Sharonite had charge of the cattle which were grazing in Sharon; and Shaphat the son of Adlai had charge of the cattle in the valleys.

30 Obil the Ishmaelite had charge of the camels; and Jehdeiah the Meronothite had charge of the donkeys.

31 Jaziz the Hagrite had charge of the flocks. All these were overseers of the property which belonged to King David.”

I am aware that this is not the easiest reading; however, I have emboldened certain words to emphasize the areas of responsibility men had in the care of things belonging to the king. Have you taken inventory lately of the areas of responsibility assigned to you by the LORD?

We expect our pastors and staff to attend to their spiritual responsibilities. We have spiritual responsibilities, too. Prayer is always our first and foremost responsibility.

When difficulties harass our lives and families, we call on our pastors and the staff to pray for us. How often do we pray for them? We live among neighbors and friends. Are we praying for them? Government employees are working for us. Are we praying for them? Scores of military personnel are engaged in fighting for us. Are we praying for them?

I am speaking to myself as I am writing to you. I, too, am guilty of prayerful neglect toward my responsibilities. We are living in desperate times – times that are moving us rapidly toward the end of life as we know it. That being true, our responsibilities are all the greater. Let’s be alert! Let’s be prayerful! The LORD is in His Heaven. He longs to hear and answer our prayers.

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