The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Psalm 119:9-19, “How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping it according to Your word.

10 With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me wander from Your commandments.

11 Your word I have treasured in my heart, that I may not sin against You.

12 Blessed are You, O LORD; teach me Your statutes.

13 With my lips I have told of all the ordinances of Your mouth.

14 I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, as much as in all riches.

15 I will meditate on Your precepts and regard Your ways.

16 I shall delight in Your statutes; I shall not forget Your word.

17 Deal bountifully with Your servant, that I may live and keep Your word.

18 Open my eyes, that I may behold wonderful things from Your law.

19 I am a stranger in the earth; do not hide Your commandments from me.”

As a young man, I once worked for a pharmacist. His pharmacy contained a variety of saleable items. One of the items he sold were magazines. Just to view the cover was sufficient to know that nothing on the inside was profitable to a reader. I never read one; I even avoided looking at the covers.

To my knowledge, there were no magazines in biblical times; yet, there were multiple temptations of various sorts. Otherwise, there would have been no reason for David to ask how a young man could “keep his way pure.” The answer was simple: keep it “according to His word.”

It’s exciting to read of a young man hungering for the Word of the LORD! His example must not be wasted through our neglect. We are to throw ourselves into the Word and learn His teachings; for in that way, we will draw nearer to Him and grow in His likeness.

It’s the same with adults as with youth. What we read, what we hear, what we watch in movies or on television, we absorb into our lives and ultimately become. We will then be known by how we think, speak, and behave. Our lives will influence others, either toward or away from Christ. Consider seriously how you influence others. There is a Pay Day coming.

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