Good morning. Today we are going to start with Jude 24 and then back up to Jude 20. Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy. As always it is not we in our own power that can keep us from stumbling. He is the one that does that; we just have to agree with Him - to allow Him to do His work in us through the Holy Spirit. We have to be so in tune with Him that we don't even have to think about whether something is right or not. Many times that's easier said than done. Also to stand in the presence of His glory. In the Old Testament the priests were not even able to stand when the glory of God entered the temple or the tabernacle; and yet we will be able to. Just as Jesus was blameless, so we are to be. That is the way that God sees us when we walk in His Spirit and allow Him to control our lives. We are just as if we never sinned. And we will stand in His presence with great joy. How can we achieve this? One of the best ways is in verse 20: building yourselves up on your most holy faith; praying in the Holy Spirit. Praying in the Holy Spirit – does that mean praying in tongues or praying under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit? The answer is yes :-) It is both. However it is easier to do the latter if you're continually doing the former. I don't like to pray in English unless I prayed in tongues before that. All the way to church and during different parts of the service, I am praying in tongues. It helps me to get in tune with what God is saying about having a word for the entire church or for an individual. Also praying in the Spirit before you pray in English for yourself or another individual helps you in your praying in English. Just like a Christian should not marry a non-Christian; even so one who is baptized in the Holy Spirit should not marry someone who is not. It's not nearly the same magnitude, but is still true. You will not have the best marriage possible, if you marry someone who is not baptized in Holy Spirit. Father help keep the reader from stumbling and make him/her stand in the presence of Your glory blameless with great joy.

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