Jude 3
3 Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.
When you go to God’s word, are you preparing for a battle or a feast? Jude wants to enjoy the gospel with the Christians he’s writing to, but instead has to fight to preserve that Gospel. The Word of God is eternal, but the minds of men are slippery. How do we defend the faith from false teachings?
If we are going to defend the gospel, we have to know it intimately so we can immediately detect any twisting or changes. That kind of project begs the question, how do we motivate ourselves to gain that level of depth in God’s Word? Jude longs for the Word because he’s been so blessed by the Word. Do you go to God’s Word like you go to a feast? Build that appetite by studying it today.
Prayer prompt: Lord, bring me to your Word daily so I will find food for my soul and learn the only true faith delivered to us.