Saturday 05/28/05 - Jude 1

24 To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy— 25 to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.

Jude ends his letter with this prayer. I really love this doxology. But, it is especially more meaningful as you read the content of Jude. There were false teachers in the church. They had slipped in and were causing great confusion. Jude had to warn people about the judgment of God for following wrong teachings and living an ungodly life.

Things were a mess at the church. He is writing to give direction to a complicated situation. Then he ends with this doxology. Notice how he does not pray that God will solve the problem. He is not problem focused, but he is God-centered. He is practical, but in the end, he takes us back to God-centered theology.

This is real counseling. This is real ministry. Practical advice is good, but there is not enough. The power comes from knowing who gave that advice. The Bible is not just a book of knowledge; it is the very Word of God. God is our counselor. Who is this God we live for? Who is this God who counsels us?

He is the one who is able to keep you from falling. He is the one who can keep us without fault and with great joy. He is our Savior. He is majesty, power and authority now and forever. Amen.

Praise God for who he is and what he has done!

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