Hold on Tight - Greg Laurie Daily Devotion - July 23, 2020
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Thursday, July 23, 2020
Hold on Tight!
"Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life" (Jude 1:21 nkjv).
I don't keep myself saved, but I keep myself safe.
God saves me. That's established. But I keep myself safe, which means that I keep myself in the love of God.
Though God's love is unsought, undeserved, and unconditional, it's possible for me to be out of sync with His love.
Jude wrote, "Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life" (1:21 nkjv). He was basically saying, "Keep yourself away from those things that are unlike Him. Keep yourself from any influence that violates His love or brings sorrow to God's heart. And keep yourself in a place where God can actively show His love to you."
In John 17 Jesus prayed to the Father, "I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one" (verse 15 nkjv).
In this context "the world" refers to a mentality. It's talking about a culture, a way of thinking, and the world system under the control of Satan. That's why the Bible calls the devil "the god of this world" (see 2 Corinthians 4:4 nlt). |
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