Keep You from Falling
Jude
Keep You from Falling, Jude. Who is this God we serve? He is the one who is able to keep us from falling. What a blessing! But that is not all! He is also able to present us as faultless before God!
Now unto him that is able to
keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence
of his glory with exceeding joy, to the only wise God our Savior, be
glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.
Jude 1:24 & 25, KJV
Keep You from Falling
Jude
The book of Jude, with only one chapter, is one of the shortest books in the New Testament. We are told in verse 3 that Jude wrote this letter to encourage Christians to contend for the faith. The benediction from the last two verses in Jude is filled with power and joy for the Christian, and may even be considered the best benediction written.
Who
is this God we serve? He is the one who is able to keep us from
falling. What a blessing! If you are like me, I am constantly stumbling
through my Christian life like a toddler who is often down more than
he/she is up. Christ is always there to sustain us and keep us from
truly falling away from Him.
As
if that is not enough, because He shed His blood on the cross, paying
for sins which He never committed, He is able to present us as faultless
before the throne of God. Faultless! Do we have any right to stand
before the throne of God in robes of pure white as though we have never
sinned? Not by ourselves; only through the righteousness of Christ, our
Lord and Savior. Yes, imagine the joy!
It
is to this God we pour our full allegiance. He is the only true and wise God, He
is our only Savior, and to Him, alone, belongs glory and majesty as
well as dominion and power, both now and forever.
Who
has ever served a God who has done so much for His people? Those who
serve the gods and idols of this day, serving man rather than the
Creator, have no such hope. As Christians, let us pray that we will
faithfully contend for the faith as encouraged by Jude, that others may
come to know this awesome God.
God's grace which has been granted to His people is truly beyond comprehension. Grace: God's Redemption At Christ's Expense, causes even the angels to fold their wings in awe. Our God provides for all of our needs. During this life on earth He watches over us in such a way that not even a hair falls from our heads apart from the will and knowledge of God. Then, when our time on this earth is done, God will gently shepherd us into His kingdom where we will live with Him forever!
Now
unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you
faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, to the
only wise God our Savior, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both
now and ever. Amen.
Amen! Even so, come quickly Lord Jesus!
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