“Keep yourselves in the
Love of God.” Jude 21
Did you ever hear something you think you really didn’t hear
or what you didn’t understand? Our response is often, “WHAT!” How do we keep
ourselves in the love of God? Doesn’t He always love us? Well, He loved us enough
to send His Son to die for us. So, He loved us when we were truly unlovable.
A married couple can understand this passage quite easily.
We had a great dating time, a wonderful engagement period, and a beautiful
wedding where we promised to love and cherish each other as long as both lived.
Then comes marriage where it isn’t always the same. We clash with our ideas, our
needs, our wants. Sometimes many couples begin to question if they love each
other. Of course, they usually do, but it is hard to see. They haven’t left their
love, they have left the joy and commitment of their love. Christians sometimes
feel estranged from God because they have lived so contrary to His will that
they expect only the worst from Him. We are to keep from letting that happen.
Father, We want to truly guard our hearts and minds in
Christ Jesus. Amen
The Friday Benediction
Until Monday, my friends, may the good God envelop you with
His grace; may you prove the common confession of faith, “I believe in the holy
Christian church and in the fellowship of the saints”, and may you be enriched
with joy and hope as you exercise that confession this weekend. Amen
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