“But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life” — Jude 20, 2120But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, 21Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. (Jude 20‑21).
FOUR important things are here stressed, which go to make up a consistent Christian life.
First: Building up on the faith. That is finding edification in the careful study of the Word of God. “The faith” here is not faith by which we lay hold of God, but the faith which He has revealed for our acceptance; that faith once for all made known to His saints.
Second: Praying in the Holy Spirit. We can only do this as we walk in the Spirit. Then He who dwells within us invites our prayers and guides us as we present our supplications.
Third: We are to keep ourselves in the conscious enjoyment of God’s unchanging love. This is the place of blessing and of spiritual repose.
And, fourth, the hope of our Lord’s return must be kept before our souls as the beacon light which leads us on to the Father’s house. The Word, prayer, divine love, and the blessed hope sustain all along the way.
“Everlasting arms uphold thee,
Love divine surrounds thy way;
Why should earthly fears distress thee
Or thy trembling heart dismay?”