The Christian’s hope does not rest in his own strength or steadfastness, but in the mighty, preserving power of God.
Jude 24-25, “To Him who is able to keep you from falling, and to present you before His glorious presence without fault and with great joy–to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.”
Jude closes his epistle with this soaring doxology, lifting our gaze to the triumphant and unshakable glory of our great God and Savior. “To Him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before His glorious presence without fault and with great joy!.” What comfort is found in those words! Left to ourselves, we would surely fall. Our flesh is weak, the world is alluring, and the devil is deceitful. If we had to keep ourselves, we would be like the spider’s web–swept away by the first rough wind of trial or temptation. Yet God assuredly upholds His people, because He is faithful.
The believer is kept, not barely, but perfectly.
Jude reminds us that all glory, majesty, power, and authority belong to God–not only in eternity past, not only in the present age, but forevermore.
Christian! You are bound for glory, and God Himself will bring you there. Our security is not in our grip on Him, but in His omnipotent grip on us!