Jude 17-25
Dear RTB’ers,
Following up from yesterday’s post…
After identifying evildoers and exposing their behaviors, Jude offers words of encouragement to believers (us!) and leaves them (us!) with three tasks: And have mercy on those who doubt; save others by snatching them out of the fire; to others show mercy with fear, hating even the garment stained by the flesh. (vv. 22-23) There are some among us who doubt, (from yesterday’s post) they do not understand (v. 10) – encourage their faith. There are some out there who have been caught up in all this evildoing – snatch them out of their fire! And finally, the leaders, themselves, among the evildoers – show mercy, even if we have to get our hands dirty.
So, there’s your charge. Pray and ask the Holy Spirit where He wants to place you. He offers help: …Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless… (v. 24a) Time to go to work!
Blessings!
Fred