A godly example remembered

We have very dear friends back home. We did not get to see them this weekend, but, they are precious to us.

During our morning devotions, Joshua remembered how our friend would always close every prayer. He said he found it last night when he was looking for something in his Bible. He will often find songs in the Psalms from different groups that he likes and he will bounce up the stairs and tell me that he thinks that is soooo cool that they took the words from the Bible.

I asked him to show me the verse he found and when he did, I could hear my friends deep voice closing in prayer. The words are powerful and they come from
the book of Jude beginning in verse 24...please let them wash over you this morning. I wish you knew this man and you could hear his very deep voice and his strong love of the Lord..but you can know this...Jude was written by the half-brother of Jesus Christ. He and James were sons of Mary and Joseph. What we know about Jude is that he and James both served as leaders in the early church, as servants of Jesus Christ.

Jude didn't give instructions on how to contend for the faith. Rather, he encouraged his readers to maintain a solid walk with the Lord, being built up in the faith and keeping themselves in the love of God. He closes like this:

verse 24-25 "Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless, Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, To God our Savior, Who alone is wise, Be glory and majesty, Dominion and power, Both now and forever. Amen"