It is Well With my Soul

DEVOTION

JUDE

WELL WITH MY SOUL

Jude 24-25

24 To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy— 25 to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.

NIV

Now this is more like it. What a glorious moment that will be when we are presented before God without a single fault. As a matter of fact it will be a moment filled with great joy. We can also note that he is the only one who can keep us from falling. Now we just looked at the fact we need to keep ourselves in his love and in doing so we have his divine protection against falling. But let’s get back to being presented before God the Father by Jesus Christ. Jesus is coming back for us and will take us to the Father. He will present his bride, that is us, without spot or blemish. We will not have a single flaw or fault. We will be absolutely perfect. Understanding this, the question that must be asked is why we cling so strongly to this life which is filled with imperfection. This brings to mind the words to that hymn; it is well with my soul. The song writer says, “And Lord, haste or hasten the day when my faith shall be sight, the clouds be rolled back as a scroll; the trump shall resound and the Lord shall descend, Even so, it is well with my soul." Should we not also want for that day to hasten? What could be any better than to have Jesus Christ come and get us and take us to be presented before God the Father? Who on earth could do that? What person who we esteem as being really spiritual, or really intellectual and super knowledgeable about the scriptures could present us before God without fault? So why should we praise any person? Why should we lift anyone up to a position of honor? We are all sinner who are saved by grace. No matter who we are, we need Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. That is why he is the only one worthy of glory, honor and praise. He is coming back for us; haste the day Lord, for it is well with my soul.