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Let Us Adore Him Who Is Able

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Now to him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you without blemish before the presence of his glory with rejoicing, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and for ever. Amen.
(Jude 24,25)

 This doxology from Jude is a wonderful way to praise the Lord! It is good to meditate upon when adoring Him in praise, for it gives us a few primary reasons for praise. It produces thankful hearts.

There is a great danger and great safety introduced to us in the Book of Jude. The great danger is falling into sinfulness. The great safety is none other than God’s divine ability and faithfulness, by which we are kept from stumbling so as to dishonor our Lord.

Let us consider three reasons to adore this faithful God and Savior, using our text from Jude 24-25.

1. Let us adore Him who can keep us from falling.

verse 24: “Now to him who is able to keep ou from falling…”

Apart from the Holy Spirit and His fruits, we are so prone toward error—error in doctrine, spirit, and duty. We are prone toward sinfulness and backsliding. But as this text explains, “Now to him who is able to keep you…” God alone can keep us from falling, and we cannot keep ourselves without Him. There is no place or religious activity that guarantees security: not the church, not the prayer closet, not the communion table… nothing. No rules or regulations will secure us from stumbling. Only the Lord our God can do it. He alone “is able”, and He alone is our “only God, our Savior.”

2. Let us adore Him who will present us in His courts faultless.

verse 24: “Now to him who is able to…present you without blemish before  the presence of his glory with rejoicing…”

None can stand before the presence of the Lord who are covered with fault. Nor can anyone deliver us from guilt of past sins or keep us from future sins—only the Savior Himself. And not only can this Savior do it, but He does! And what’s even more amazing than that is face that He does so “with rejoicing.” He is not an indifferent Savior. He is not a detached Savior. Our Savior is one who rejoices in His saving work. Amazing, isn’t it?

3. Let us adore Him with the highest ascriptions of praise.

verse 25: “…to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever.”

We ascribe all glory and praise to our Triune God through Jesus Christ, who Himself is our Lord, King, and Mediator. We wish Him glory above all, for His glory outlives the fading glory of men (1 Peter 1:25). We wish Him majesty above all for He is the King of Kings. We ascribe to Him dominion and power for all things have been placed under His care.  And in all of our praise, we are merely joining the eternal song of worship for He has been ascribed all these things “before all time and now and forever.”

Comments

  3. “Who is able” Such sweet words. He is the Great I Am who loves us. Let us be thankful with praise but also obedience.

  4. I needed to be reminded that He alone keeps me, not my actions. I spend too much time worrying about how I will stand. This reading was for me today from my Savior.

  5. Only Our God is Able to accompany His precious promises with glorious fulfillment and without fail!

    • His ABILITY must match with commensurate RESPONSE ability from me. Abel was a keeper of sheep, HOW MUCH MORE this One greater than Abel (Heb.12:24). So, walk on by faith. Explode into worship.
      The Psalmist says,” God hath spoken ONCE; TWICE have I heard this; that power belongeth to God” Ps.62:11. POWER wash, POWER worship! Then the foursome, ” NOW the just shall live by faith” (Heb.10:38) must echo in our ears alongside the cautionary quartet ” HARDEN NOT”. Lord, you are able to keep us soft with your rain. “The God of Glory thundereth” Ps.29. Echo..ability? Amen.
      Poor and needy one,
      mathew

    • Beloved, salvation has an ACCOMPANIMENT!
      It is a glorious p r o c e s s i o n !!!
      Heb.6:9
      Grace be with you.
      Poor and needy one,
      mathew

  6. Acts 5:29 Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said we ought to obey GOD rather than men

    James 1:5 IF any of you lack wisdom let him ask of GOD that giveth to all men liberally and upbraideth not and it shall be given him

    Matthew 11:20 Then began HE to upbraid the cities wherein most of HIS mighty works were done because they repented not

    James 4:2 You lust and have not you kill and desire to have and cannot obtain you fight and war yet you have not
    BECAUSE YOU ASK NOT

    James 4:3 You ask and receive not because you ask amiss that you may consume it upon your lusts

    James 4:4 You adulterers and adulteresses know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with GOD
    whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of GOD

    John 15:14 You are my friends if you
    DO WHATSOEVER I COMMAND YOU

    1 John 5:14 And this is the confidence that we have in HIM that IF WE ASK ANY THING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL HE HEARETH US

    1 John5:15 And if we know that HE hear us whatsoever we ask we know that we have the petitions that we desired of HIM

    Proverbs 6:16 These six things doth the LORD hate yea seven are an abomination unto HIM

    …….Proverbs 6:19 A false witness that speaketh lies and he that soweth discord among brethren

    Loving the LORD

    • We have two options, two ways.
      1) Speaking lies in hypocrisy 1Tim.4:2 stunted life
      2) Speak the truth in love..Eph.4:15 green, growing life.
      Let no CORRUPT COMMUNICATION..Eph.4:29
      What manner, order of communications..Luke.24:17
      ..7 miles away from Jerusalem..Quo Vadis?
      Even my communications have to be after the order of Melchisedec!
      Paul says, ” For we can do nothing…2Cor.13:8,
      ” I can do all things.. Amen. He is ABLE. All the glory goes to him.
      Poor and needy one,
      mathew

    • Hi Steve,

      I love all these verses, and I think I follow you with posting them in response to this article. But, I could be totally off base. Would you mind exlaining the reasoning a bit?

      Thanks and blessings, Cory.

      P.S. Are you the musician Steve Morrow? If so, I think your sister is my hait-cutter or sylist or whatever the proper term is 🙂

      • Cory I am Not

        Has not our LORD JESUS instructed us to pray according to the FATHERS will

        2 Chronicles 7:14 If MY people which are called by MY name shall humble themselves and pray and seek MY face and turn from their wicked ways
        THEN will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land

        1 John 5:14 And this is the confidence that we have in HIM that if we ask anything according to his will HE heareth us

        Acts 22:14 And he said the GOD of our fathers hath chosen thee that thou shouldest know HIS will and see that JUST ONE and shouldest hear the voice of HIS mouth

        Psalm 27:12 Deliver me not over to the will of mine enemies for false witnesses are risen up against me and such as breath out cruelty

        James 1:18&19 Of HIS own will begat HE us with the word of truth that we should be a kind of first fruits of HIS creatures
        (19) wherefore my beloved brethren let every man be swift to hear slow to speak slow to wrath

        Psalm 119:139 My zeal hath consumed me because mine enemies have forgotten your words

        Proverbs 15:28 The heart of the righteous studieth to answer but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things

        Proverbs 29:20 Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words there is more hope of a fool than of him

        Psalm 119:104 Through thy precepts I get understanding therefore I hate every false way

        Psalm 119:40-42 Behold I have longed after thy precepts quicken me in thy righteousness
        (41) let thy mercies come also unto me O LORD even thy salvation according to thy word
        (42) so shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me for I trust in thy word

        Proverbs 8:12 I wisdom dwell with prudence and find out knowledge of witty inventions

        Proverbs 8:13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil pride and arrogancy and the evil way and the froward mouth do I hate

        Psalm 10:4 The wicked through the pride of his countenance will not seek after GOD GOD is not in all his thoughts

        Psalm 59:12 For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride and for cursing and lying which they speak

        Proverbs 13:10 Only by pride cometh contention but with the well advised is wisdom

        Proverbs 16:18 Pride goeth before destruction and an haughty spirit before a fall

        1 John 2:16 For all that is in the world the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the pride of life is not of the FATHER but is of the world

        Psalm 27:14 Wait on the LORD be of good courage and HE shall strengthen thine heart wita I say on the LORD

        Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through CHRIST —–WHICH STRENGTHENETH ME

        Proverbs 24:5 A wise man is strong yea a man of knowledge increaseth strength

        Proverbs 8:14 Counsel is mine and sound wisdom
        I am understanding I have strength

        Psalm 27:14 Wait on the LORD be of good courage and HE shall strengthen thine heart
        wait I say on the LORD

        Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see GOD

        Matthew 15:18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart and they defile the man

        Psalm 12:6 The words of the LORD are pure words as silver tried in a furnace of earth purified seven times

        Isaiah 2:22 Cease ye from whose breath is in his nostrils for wherein is he to be accounted of

        John 7:17&18 IF any man will do HIS will he shall know of the doctrine whether it be of GOD or whether I speak of MYSELF
        (18) he that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory but he that seeketh HIS glory that sent him the same is true and no unrighteousness is in him

  9. They sank like lead, sin,corruption,is the heaviest thing in the world. Redeem your sin coupons, sin city coupons! We exchange our back-breaking heavy load for the all-sufficient backpack of a trekker when we put on Jesus Christ.
    It was the start of a new school year and I casually asked a teacher how she’d spent the Summer. She said that she was scuba diving in Lake Michigan. Being asked about the hidden dangers and discoveries, she set off with SHARKS & STINGRAYS….Then came the news of a surfer killed by stingray in Florida.
    We are scuba divers (Eze.47:5) with our All-sufficient El Shaddai breathing App,but surrounded by sharks, stingrays and infiltrators.
    Look at Afghanistan, where infiltration (Jude.1:4) is a strategy, not a tactic. Lord, Send the Light. Keep our men. But God is ABLE to keep us from sensual (v.19) Sharks, stingrays and emergent infiltrators. That is what Jude reminds us this morning. I am vulnerable, but my Able Director is Oscar-worthy! Amen.
    Poor and needy one

  11. Wow, I thought the rejoicing was what we as the saved ones are doing in those verses. I’ve never read this as Jesus rejoicing over me! I suddenly saw God laughing and singing and exquisitly happy to see the man I’d become. He was so pleased, so tickled, so affirming, so profoundly approving and admiring of who He’s helped me to become! Really moving experience- a clearer picture of God as the Father of my spirit. I struggle with Father images … this vision was very healing. God make me that kind of father to my boys, in Jesus’ name.

  12. 1 Peter 1:23 Being born again not of corruptible seed but of incorruptible by the word of GOD which liveth and abideth forever

    Romans 12:1&2 I beseech you therefore brethren by the mercies of GOD that you present your bodies a living sacrifice HOLY acceptable unto GOD which is your resonable service
    (2) And be not conformed to this world but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of GOD

    Proverbs 15:33 The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom and before honor is humility

    Proverbs 19:27 Cease my son to hear the instruction that causeth to error from the words of knowledge

    Proverbs 23:12 Apply thine heart unto instruction and thine ears to the words of knowledge

    Psalm 50:16&17 But unto the wicked GOD saith what hast thou to do to declare my statutes or that thou shouldest take MY covenant in thy mouth
    (17) Seeing thou hatest instruction and castest MY word behind thee

    2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of GOD and is profitable for doctrine for reproof for correction for instruction in righteousness

    John 7:16-18 JESUS answered them and said MY doctrine is not mine but HIS that sent ME
    (17) IF any man will do HIS will he shall know of the doctrine or whether I speak of myself
    (18)HE THAT SPEAKETH OF HIMSELF SEEKETH HIS OWN GLORY
    BUT HE THAT SEEKETH HIS GLORY THAT SENT HIM THE SAME IS TRUE AND NO UNRIGHTEOUSNESS IS IN HIM

    Proverbs 8:8 ALL the words of mouth are in righteousness there is nothing froward or perverse in them

    1 Timothy 6:3&4 IF any man teach otherwise and consent not to wholesome words even the words of our LORD JESUS CHRIST and to the doctrine which is according to GODLINESS
    (4) HE is proud knowing nothing but doting about questions and strifes of words whereof cometh envy strife railings evil surmisings

    Jeremiah 17:23 But they obeyed not neither inclined their ear but made their neck stiff that they might not hear nor receive instruction

    John 15:5 I am the vine you are the branches
    he that abideth in me and I in him the same bringeth forth much fruit
    FOR WITHOUT ME YOU CAN DO NOTHING

    O LORD JESUS because we can do nothing of ourselves have not you
    instructed us to ask and pray according to the FATHERS will asking for your help

    HELP US LORD JESUS TO DO THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE PLEASING TO YOU AND OUR FATHER GOD IN HEAVEN FOR NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR GOD

    Hebrews 13:8 JESUS CHRIST THE SAME YESTERDAY AND TODAY AND FOREVER

    John 14:15 IF you love me keep MY commandments

    John14:21 He that hath MY commandments and keepeth them he it is that loveth ME and he that loveth ME shall be loved of MY FATHER and I will love him and will manifest myself to him

    Matthew 19:17 And HE said unto him why callest thou ME good there is none good but one that is GOD
    But if thou will enter into life keep the commandments

    Psalm 111:10 THE FEAR OF THE LORD is the beginning of wisdom
    A good understanding have all they that do HIS commandments HIS praise endereth forever

    Nehemiah 1:5 And said I beseech thee O LORD GOD of heaven the great and terrible GOD that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love HIM and observe HIS commandments

    Deuteronomy 5:10 And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments

    Deuteronomy 5:29 O that there were such an heart in them that they would fear ME and keep all MY commandments always that it might be well with them and with their children forever

    Exodus 20:6 And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep MY commandments

    Romans 15:4 For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope

    Loving the LORD JESUS

  14. Rejoice with..Pro.5:18.
    Rejoice, again I say..Phi.4:4.
    These are the two ends of the same spectrum.
    In a class there are gifted and average students.
    The gifted are a class by themselves!
    They can easily grasp abstract concepts, ideas, dreamers like Joseph, in short.
    Unto you it is GIVEN to know.. to suffer…Phi.1:29.
    But the average needs, demands a little exemplification,concretization, models…
    The Rev.14 glorious band is the gifted ones, they have something in their heads..
    But the average must labour to excel to the enriching, sublimating, upgrading of their stuff to the higher ORDER, lofty levels instead of hankering after Viagra! The deer panting after the mirage! The poor road-kills!
    Life is a glorious quest for meaning. Better a HEADSTART, than put off till the Ecc.12:1-7 terminal condition.
    NOW is.. Today is the day of meaning.. (2Cor.6:2), get it with all your getting.Eph.5:32. Lord of love, cherish me; nourish me today. NOW. Amen.
    Abounding grace and NEW mercy be with you all.
    Poor and needy one,
    mathew

  15. Hi Chris,

    Thank you for your post here. I was wondering if you believed the Christian has responsibility in keeping themselves from falling?

    I spent a lot of time in Psalm 119 today, and one of the verses that is coming to mind is Psalm 119:9, “How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word.” This verse seems to imply a responsibility to the person seeking after the Lord to me.

    Thank you again, and I just wanted to preface this question with the fact, that although we may have different opinions on this subject, I am genuinely interested in your response, and this is by no means an attack.

    Wiht love and grace, Cory.

    • No taxation without representation.
      NO RIGHTS WITHOUT RESPONSIBILITIES!
      Grace be with you all.
      Poor and needy one,
      mathew

  16. Thank God for this wonderful promise that no matter what, He alone is able to keep us from falling and to present us faultless..! God bless you for sharing.