“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 1:24-25 (NASB)
Our verses today are the doxology found at the end of the letter written by Jude, a half-brother of Jesus and full brother to James. There is only one chapter in this book, and it is packed full of warnings against a life of sinful living and in rebellion to God and Jesus Christ our Savior. But Jude ends the rather harsh letter with these encouraging words and promises. We have the promise that Jesus Christ is able to keep us from stumbling into the life and actions Jude previously warned us off of. And the promise that Jesus gives us a rightful standing in the very presence before God. Not just a standing but a standing in His glory and in a blameless state, filled with joy. There is so much here that the next time we hear it recited at the end of a message or service, we should think deeply about these promises and not let them just roll off our tongue. We can acknowledge that Jesus Christ our Lord has glory, majesty, dominion, and authority from eternity past, before all time, now in time, and forever into eternity future for all time.
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