Jude 1:20-21 (NET) But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith, by praying in the Holy Spirit, maintain yourselves in the love of God, while anticipating the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that brings eternal life.
Yeong bought a brand-new car and was really excited. But because of experience and wisdom, he wanted to know the things required to maintain the vehicle and keep it in good shape. He knew that using the car without proper maintenance would lead to it breaking down. He downloaded a maintenance manual from his car manufacturer and started studying it.
In apostle Jude’s letter to the church, before today’s Bible verses, he talked about how prophecies had been given of people in these last days who would be worldly, divisive, and devoid of the Spirit. He went on to advise us on how to maintain ourselves in the love of God. He talks about building up ourselves in our most Holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, while anticipating the coming of our Lord.
The letter of Apostle Jude started with the Holy Spirit telling us to earnestly contend for the faith that was once and for all handed down to the saints. This infers that there are various types of faith, but there is the original faith which He refers to as the Most Holy Faith. Indeed, there are various versions of the faith today that are very different from what the apostles of old practiced and handed down to us.
If you observe critically, you will find that there are various versions and options of faith you can subscribe to and build yourself in. There is the kind of faith that is self-centered and focused primarily on worldliness, but there is the faith that is focused on [pleasing] God and whose hope(ultimate expectation) is the Blessed Hope, even the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ (Titus 2:13). Beloved, this most holy faith is what we are expected to build ourselves in. We do this by keeping our hearts fixed on the blessed hope and living in the light of it (remember, faith is the substance of things hoped for). We live by faith knowing that we will all appear before the judgment seat of Christ(when He returns) to give an account of our actions here in the body (see 2 Corinthians 5:7-10).
Go into today remembering that your spiritual maintenance requirement involves living in the anticipation of the Lord’s coming, while building up yourself on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost.
—Abraham Damilola Arigi
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