While We Wait

Scripture:

Jude 1:20-21  "But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life".

Observation:

Jude tells us that in the last days scoffers will come and people will come with all kinds of wrong teaching.  He tells us that we need to do two things that will keep us in God's love while we wait for eternal life.  He tells us to build ourselves up in our most holy faith and he tells us to pray in the Holy Spirit.  These two things, he says, will keep us in the love of Christ while we wait.

Application:

We need to take heed from Jude that, in these last days, we need to build our faith and pray in the Holy Spirit.  We build our faith by being in the word of God daily.  Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God.  We need to be in God's word more and more as the end approaches.  We also need to be praying in the Holy Spirit.  When we pray in the Spirit, we are being edified and strengthened.  These two things are end time secrets that we have n our arsenal.  We must use them.

Prayer:

Father, let Your word dwell in me richly.  Let me meditate on it day and night.  Help me to stay in Your word daily and let my faith increase because of it.  Also help me to spend more time praying in the Spirit.  Let these things be a major part of my life as I wait for eternal life.

Your Son,
Jeff