WORD From The Woods
Jude: 24-25
“Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.”
This week, we’re at the end of the short letter of Jude. These last two verses are one of the greatest doxologies in the entire Bible. Last week, we talked about the judgment that awaits false teachers and enemies of Christ, if they continue in their rebellion against Him. This passage, points us to the glory that awaits us if we are indeed in Christ! I love how Jude puts it “to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and present us blameless.” That really sums up the gospel! It’s Christ alone who is able to keep us from stumbling in this life. I think it was R.C. Sproul who said, “if we could loose our salvation, we would.” If it was up to us to keep ourselves from stumbling, we would stumble, and fall from grace every single day. We should read this passage and hit our knees in worship and praise to Him who keeps us from stumbling. It’s Christ who saves us and He who keeps us saved through this life, and then at the end of it all on the day of judgment He will present us to the Father, blameless, redeemed, resurrected, and restored! And as this passage says, He will do it with great Joy! The last verse give us all the assurance we need to look to for all of it. Jesus Christ is our God, the only true and living God, the Lord of all, the King of Kings! In Him is all Glory, He has all authority and dominion over everything in the universe before time even began, and right now, and forever! If you’ve read some of our past devotionals around Christmas time, you know I talked a lot about the dominion of King Jesus. I think that in the crazy and confused world we’re living in right now, one of the most important things that we need to rest in, is the dominion of Christ, the sovereign authority and reign that He has over His creation. Though we don’t know exactly what His plans are, and we may face more and more trials and tribulations in this life, we can rest in the fact that Christ is seated at the right hand of the Father, and that He has all authority in heaven and earth, and that nothing is out of His control (Psalm 2, 110, Isaiah 9, 1 Cor. 15). The world tells us that everything is just a process of random natural process, just molecules in motion bumping into each other. We know that there are no rouge molecules, nothing happens that the Creator doesn’t know about, or that He didn’t design and call into being with purpose and authority. That God, is the same God that still holds all things together at this very moment. So, when you read the words of Jude in this wonderful little passage of praise and worship, keep all of this in view and rest in the goodness, glory and dominion of the King! Walk out into the world, and live like the Savior who saved you and keeps you saved is the same saving King who still lives and reigns supreme as the ultimate authority over everything you face!
God bless, and have a great week! -Terry-
Jude: 24-25
“Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.”
This week, we’re at the end of the short letter of Jude. These last two verses are one of the greatest doxologies in the entire Bible. Last week, we talked about the judgment that awaits false teachers and enemies of Christ, if they continue in their rebellion against Him. This passage, points us to the glory that awaits us if we are indeed in Christ! I love how Jude puts it “to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and present us blameless.” That really sums up the gospel! It’s Christ alone who is able to keep us from stumbling in this life. I think it was R.C. Sproul who said, “if we could loose our salvation, we would.” If it was up to us to keep ourselves from stumbling, we would stumble, and fall from grace every single day. We should read this passage and hit our knees in worship and praise to Him who keeps us from stumbling. It’s Christ who saves us and He who keeps us saved through this life, and then at the end of it all on the day of judgment He will present us to the Father, blameless, redeemed, resurrected, and restored! And as this passage says, He will do it with great Joy! The last verse give us all the assurance we need to look to for all of it. Jesus Christ is our God, the only true and living God, the Lord of all, the King of Kings! In Him is all Glory, He has all authority and dominion over everything in the universe before time even began, and right now, and forever! If you’ve read some of our past devotionals around Christmas time, you know I talked a lot about the dominion of King Jesus. I think that in the crazy and confused world we’re living in right now, one of the most important things that we need to rest in, is the dominion of Christ, the sovereign authority and reign that He has over His creation. Though we don’t know exactly what His plans are, and we may face more and more trials and tribulations in this life, we can rest in the fact that Christ is seated at the right hand of the Father, and that He has all authority in heaven and earth, and that nothing is out of His control (Psalm 2, 110, Isaiah 9, 1 Cor. 15). The world tells us that everything is just a process of random natural process, just molecules in motion bumping into each other. We know that there are no rouge molecules, nothing happens that the Creator doesn’t know about, or that He didn’t design and call into being with purpose and authority. That God, is the same God that still holds all things together at this very moment. So, when you read the words of Jude in this wonderful little passage of praise and worship, keep all of this in view and rest in the goodness, glory and dominion of the King! Walk out into the world, and live like the Savior who saved you and keeps you saved is the same saving King who still lives and reigns supreme as the ultimate authority over everything you face!
God bless, and have a great week! -Terry-