Loved by God...
“Loved by God the Father and kept by Jesus Christ.” Jude 1
This is how Jude, the writer, begins his first century letter to a group of Christians during that time.
There is so much reassurance and encouragement in his greeting.
Our reasoning of how God should show His love is to take away the painful things in our lives, to heal our wounds and sickness, to stop the wars, famines and floods in the world. Instead, God shows His love in the way that surpasses our understanding of love and of Him. He shows His love through His Son, Jesus Christ.
We are “kept by Jesus Christ”. In other words, we are saved, spared, protected by Jesus Christ not for this life, but for eternity.
John 3:16 says: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life”.
Jude continues his encouragement at the end of his letter with another reminder of God’s love and Jesus as our keeper: “Offer praise to God our Savior because of our Lord Jesus Christ! Only God can keep you from falling and make you pure and joyful in his glorious presence.”
One day you can - and will - stand before God without fault – sinless, pure, clean, unsoiled. Jesus Christ, through his death and resurrection, enables that to happen and a God of love is behind the whole plan!
Don’t be confused about God and His love.
Posted on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 19:23 by rbritton (383 day(s) old)
