Bible Reading: Jude 1-25
Key Verse: Verse 24 - “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,”
Key Words: keep you from falling
The book of
Jude describes for us false teachers who crept in unawares (verse four). It is because
of these false teachers that Jude encourages us to…
- Build up ourselves on
our most holy faith (verse twenty), and
- Keep ourselves in the
love of God (verse twenty-one).
When we come
to verse twenty-four, Jude reminds us, though, that in spite of all of our
efforts, Jesus is ultimately the One who will keep us from falling. Jesus is our security. We need not fear falling, or losing our
salvation.
When the
Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco was being built, workers developed a great
fear of falling. Bridge builders have a
superstition that one man will die for every million dollars spent on a
project. The bridge was budgeted for
thirty-five million dollars, so the fear was pervasive. The chief engineer, Joseph Strauss, also
believed that three dozen men could fall and lose their lives. The impact of falling from the bridge to the
water below was equivalent to hitting a brick wall at eighty miles per
hour. Strauss made an unprecedented move
and ordered a large trapeze net to be placed under the workers. Bridge builders had never enjoyed such a
luxury. The added security made them
feel as though they could, as one worker said, “dance on steel.”
Christians as well can be
immobilized by fear of falling and losing their salvation, so God provided
believers with a security net through Jesus Christ. We are eternally secure, not because of our
goodness, but because of God’s grace.
Dr. Mike Rouse
What to do:
✞Do your best for God; but
if you do fall, and we all will
on occasion, we can rest assured- Jesus will catch us and keep us secure.
Rest in that promise!!
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