Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless 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. (Jude 24-25)
Jude ends his short letter on a powerful tone; like a hymn that finishes in a crescendo with the congregation holding the last high note. Our God is worthy of such praise. It is by his power that we will have the victory. In the verses prior Jude gives responsibility to his faithful readers to do the work of reaching out to struggling and wayward Christians. And he had written in 20 "to build yourselves up in the most holy faith." We have work to do, but the power and success of our labor is from the Lord. He can see us through to the end when we will stand his presence - what a glorious thought!
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Rejoice in the Lord always; and again I will say, Rejoice!
Jude ends his short letter on a powerful tone; like a hymn that finishes in a crescendo with the congregation holding the last high note. Our God is worthy of such praise. It is by his power that we will have the victory. In the verses prior Jude gives responsibility to his faithful readers to do the work of reaching out to struggling and wayward Christians. And he had written in 20 "to build yourselves up in the most holy faith." We have work to do, but the power and success of our labor is from the Lord. He can see us through to the end when we will stand his presence - what a glorious thought!
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Rejoice in the Lord always; and again I will say, Rejoice!
