What I love about this message from Jude is that he is leaving us with the message to take care of one another by actually being our brothers keeper and most importantly, doing this through the Holy Ghost. When I read this the first thing that came to my mind is that this is the example of the difference between Christian love and worldly love.
Now that we are set apart from those who pretend like they are saved or those who are in the world we must keep ourselves holy but not just ourselves, but help our fellow brothers also. He said building ourselves in the most holy faith. There are a lot of different beliefs out there but there is only ONE true faith that we stand on and that is the gospel of Jesus Christ. He says praying in the Holy Ghost. It is the Holy Spirit that is able to interpret our prayers but not only that, it is the Holy Spirit that also speaks on our behalf when we don't know what to say. What better representative we have than the Holy Spirit speaking through us. The work and help gets done when we pray in the Holy Spirit. He is able to clean us and purify us and to keep us from all harm and danger seen and unseen.
Than we have to be effective. By staying in tuned with the Holy Spirit He is speaking to our fellow brother, knowing what is necessary to pull them out of their sin.
NOTE: Don't be so quick to ignore the ones who are trying to help you get back on track because you could be ignoring God himself(The Holy Spirit speaking). No one will fight for you harder than God. And, even if their intentions maybe judgmental and does not sound like it's coming from God, if what they are saying is true, you should still take heed because you are responsible for keeping yourself holy and you know when you are not doing what you are supposed to do.
God loves us so much that when we are so far in our sin that we are not listening to the Holy Spirit, that He will send others to help. We are God's instruments. Those whom God loves, he chasten. By praying in he Holy Spirit he will do the speaking for us whether the person need compassion to get out of their sin, if we need to put fear in them to get them back on track and with some, He want to make sure you don't have a stain on you at all. In other words, the picky one who wants to make sure you stay away from all possible sin.
We can tell the differences between someone reaching out to you with the love of God or if they are just being judgmental and nosy working in the flesh.
I am writing this to you because when I read this it illuminated in me and was made clear to me. We want to stay under God's grace and mercy. If we love one another than we would want them also to stay under God's grace and mercy but when we are dealing with our fellow brothers, it is important that we first wait on the Holy Spirit to speak and the way to do that is to PRAY IN THE HOLY SPIRIT.
God bless you.
Jude 1:24Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present [you] faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,25To the only wise God our Saviour, [be] glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.
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