Wednesday 23rd July
Read Jude17-19
“But, dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold. 18 They said to you, ‘In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires.’ 19 These are the people who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit.” (NIVUK)
Jude recognised the threat to the church. People would come in and try to break it from the inside by causing divisions.
Even our own church has experienced division in the past—but praise God, this never stops our powerful Lord! We are weak, but He is mighty, and nothing will stop His purpose.
Still, we can help guard the church by knowing the Word and living in the Spirit. When we live closely with our Father, those who seek to divide won’t be able to stand—and we can stop cracks before they grow into chasms.
Peter Clark
