August 29, 2022 - Good Morning! It's Monday, August 29.
Bro. David is on vacation this week and will be reprinting some devotional favorites from the past. This devotion originally ran on September 28, 2021.
On September 28, 1968, the Beatles’ song “Hey Jude” became the #1 song in the world. Many consider it the greatest of all the great songs that came from that group in the ‘60’s. And for many, it was their one and only connection to that name ”Jude”. But there was another.
James the Less was the primary leader of Christianity’s very first church, the church of Jerusalem. He was one of the Twelve, had a significant influence on the Apostle Paul, and died a martyr’s death. And he was the brother of Jesus Christ. The Jude of today’s devotion, of which we know very little, was said to be a brother of James the Less, and so... also the brother of our Lord.
And he wrote the shortest book in the New Testament, and the second shortest in the Bible (after Obadiah). It’s’ 25 verses are found right before the mighty Revelation and are mostly focused on warning the early church, and us, about false teachers. But then, at the end, there is one of the most beautiful proclamations of praise in the Word of God. Here, as we end today’s devotion, is Jude’s doxology . . .
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.
Meet you back here tomorrow,
Bro. David
dmathis@fbccenter.org
