Benediction

Now to Him who is able to keep you from falling,

and to present you before His glory without fault and

with unspeakable joy,

to the only God, our Savior, be glory and majesty,

power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord,

before time was, now, and in all the ages to come.  Amen.

Jude 24, 25

The letter of Jude was written by Jude, the brother of Jesus.  Like his other brother, James, Jude did not believe in the divinity of Jesus until after the resurrection.  His letter begins with an exhortation to …those who have obeyed the call, who are loved by God the Father, and kept in the faith by Jesus Christ.  

It ends with one of the most powerful promises in the Bible:  Jesus Christ is able to keep us from falling, and to present us faultless to the Father.  May that pledge strengthen your faith today as you trust your heart and soul to the Savior.