The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Psalm 86:11-13, “Teach me Your way, O LORD; I will walk in Your truth;

Unite my heart to fear Your name. 12 I will give thanks to You, O Lord my God,

with all my heart, And will glorify Your name forever. 13 For Your lovingkindness

toward me is great, And You have delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.”

With what exuberance the Psalmist glorifies the LORD! And the LORD

allows this insertion of praise in His Word for us. We are to “walk in (His) truth,”

“give thanks to (Him),” and “glorify (His) name forever.”

Yet, in no way are these three verses intended to replace your extended,

daily reading of the Bible! Time spent in reading the Word and in prayer

enable all of us to be more efficient in the tasks we undertake during the

day. God bless you abundantly!

We LOVE you each and every one,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas

Dear Grands,

Philippians 1:27, “Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ,

so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear of you that you are

standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel…”

May the LORD bless and use you today for His glory!

We love you,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas

Dear Grands,

Ephesians 4:29, “Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth,

but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment,

so that it will give grace to those who hear.”

We have no worry that anything like what Paul has in mind would ever

come out of any of your mouths! But, as with ourselves, we often fail to

say what the LORD would have us say to help strengthen others. These

are dangerous days, and we must speak forth what the LORD desires.

Love you all abundantly,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas

Dear Grands,

Ephesians 3:14-19, “For this reason I bow my knees before the Father,

15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name,

16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory,

to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man,

17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith;

and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may be able to comprehend

with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,

19 and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge,

that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.”

Yes, this is a long passage! Yet, Paul does not pause, for it all ties together

just as the LORD has intended. Read it slowly and carefully and see how

wonderfully the LORD has prepared to bless those who are His.

God bless you all abundantly,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas

Dear Grands,

Galatians 6:9-10, “Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary.

10 So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the

household of the faith.”

Don’t ever become discouraged! Don’t give in to giving up! Do what the LORD leads you to do

while you have the opportunity. Trust the LORD. Follow His leading. That’s how your doing good

produces the fruit He intends.

Love to you all,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas