“Now all glory to God, who is able to keep you from falling away and will bring you with great joy into his glorious presence without a single fault. All glory to him who alone is God, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord. All glory, majesty, power, and authority are his before all time, and in the present, and beyond all time! Amen.”
Jude 1:24-25 NLT
Jude ends his short but not effective sermonette with a doxology. This is both a sign of maturity on his part, but also a shining example of what to do with a heavy heart. We must remember that the context in which Jude was written was one of urgency. He felt the need to co-opt his message to his flock about salvation with one of vigilance. Indeed, the message includes that strong sense of boldness and conviction and immediacy of action, but it Carrie’s with it the proper heart-set of a true discipleship as well. This is demonstrated in his ending statement which is not an ominous note of a coming battle if one doesn’t alter behavior now. Instead it is a beautiful and targeted statement of thanks and praise. In all of the ways that the proto-gnostics had tried to infiltrate, Jude now gives a complete statement of praise as a means of final combat. Within his doxology is the recognition of who God really is, despite their lies. As leaders, we often forget to end in praise. Jude provides us with not just important instruction for vigilance, but for attitude during difficult seasons.
JOSH McGARY. COM 