Scripture Verses that Caught My Attention Today: Jude verses 24-25 Now to him who is able to keep you from falling, and to make you stand without blemish in the presence of his glory with rejoicing, 25 to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, power, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.
Observation: Our hope really is only in God.
Application: While playing checkers with our daughter the other day I took the opportunity to move in such a way as to provide her with a little gift—the opportunity for her to get a triple-jump. Of course, I lost the game after that and couldn’t have been more pleased. It was way more fun helping her win than to win personally.
It would seem that our Lord has a similar perspective in regard to us. The author of Jude proclaims that our God is able to keep us from falling and, in fact, can make us stand—and without blemish to boot!
As perpetually wayward people, this is incredibly good news. A quick audit of any one of our lives will reveal huge discrepancies between what is and what ought to be. And although we are sometimes able to make improvements here and there, at the end of the day we still all fall short.
It continues to baffle me why our Lord would have any remaining interest in us. Surely humanity should have been given up as a lost cause millennia ago.
Not so, according to Jude and, in fact, the overall witness of all of the Scriptures. It’s as if, without us, the Lord would have no purpose at all.
Well then, at least we’re good for something! ☺
Prayer: Dear Lord, what can I say but thanks again for propping up your people in order that we might be able to stand in your sight with both glory and rejoicing. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
(readings today included: Hebrews 12-13 and Jude)
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