Kept in God’s Love | Jude 17-25 | 5 Devotions on Remembering, Remaining, and Relying
The closing words of Jude call us to a life that is both watchful and confident. We are reminded to take the warnings of the apostles seriously, to remain steadfast in God’s love, and to rely not on our own strength but on the Lord who is able to keep us from stumbling. These truths are not abstract—they touch the daily choices we make, the temptations we face, and the way we extend mercy to those around us.
To help carry these themes into the week, we’ve prepared five short devotions drawn from related passages of Scripture. Each one is meant to guide you into God’s Word, offer reflection for your walk with Christ, and provide a simple prayer as you seek to contend for the faith in your own life.
These devotions are based on the sermon “Kept in God’s Love” from August 31, 2025.
Day 1: Remember the Word
📖 Scripture: 2 Peter 3:1-9
💡 Reflection: Alert fatigue is real—spiritually, too. Peter reminds the church to stir up sincere minds by way of reminder. God’s people have always faced scoffers who follow their own desires and dismiss the Lord’s promises. Remembering apostolic truth is how we resist that drift: rehearse the gospel, revisit core doctrines, and re-read the promises. God’s “delay” is not neglect; it’s patience aimed at repentance.
When you feel the cultural noise rising, make a deliberate choice to return to the Word. The Bible doesn’t merely inform you; it forms you—so you can stand when mockery is loud and truth is unpopular.
🙏 Prayer: Father, anchor my mind in Your Word. Chase away my apathy and make me alert to Your promises. Guard me from scoffing spirits, and give me a patient, repentant heart as I wait on You. Amen..
Day 2: Remain in God’s Love
📖 Scripture: John 15:1-11
💡 Reflection: Jude says, “Keep yourselves in the love of God.” Jesus says, “Abide in my love.” The image is a vine and branches—life flows when we remain connected to Christ. How do we remain? By His Word dwelling in us, by prayer in the Spirit, and by simple obedience born of love. This isn’t grim duty; it’s the pathway to joy: “that my joy may be in you.”
Aim for ordinary faithfulness: Scripture before screens, prayer before projects, obedience in the small things. These are not boxes to check; they’re the trellis on which living faith grows.
🙏 Prayer: Lord Jesus, help me abide in You today. Let Your words abide in me, teach me to pray, and lead me to cheerful obedience. Keep me in Your love and restore my joy. Amen.
Day 3: Mercy for the Wavering
📖 Scripture: James 5:13–20
💡 Reflection: Jude calls us to show mercy to those who doubt and to “snatch others from the fire.” James shows what that looks like: praying, confessing, restoring wanderers with gentle pursuit. This is mercy with wisdom—tender toward the sinner, wary of the sin. It’s easier to watch from a distance or to win an argument; love enters the smoke to pull a brother or sister into fresh air.
Ask: who in my life is wavering? Don’t wait for perfect words. Move toward them with prayer, Scripture, and presence. Mercy can look like a text, a porch conversation, or a quiet commitment to keep showing up.
🙏 Prayer: God of mercy, put a name on my heart and make me faithful to love them well. Keep me humble, guard me from pride, and use me as an instrument to restore the wandering. Amen.
Day 4: Rely on the Power that Keeps
📖 Scripture: Psalm 121:1–8
💡 Reflection: Jude ends with a God who is able to keep us from stumbling. Psalm 121 sings the same tune: the LORD keeps, watches, guards. Our perseverance is real, but it rests on His preserving power. The sun won’t strike you by day; the moon won’t undo you by night—poetry for total coverage. Your Keeper does not sleep.
When your strength feels thin or temptation feels thick, shift the weight: “My help comes from the LORD.” Do what faith does—cry out, take the next obedient step, and entrust the outcome to the One who never dozes..
🙏 Prayer: Keeper of Israel, keep me. Watch my going out and coming in. Hold my foot firm when the path is slick, and present me blameless with great joy on the last day. Amen.
Day 5: Contend in the Daily Battle
📖 Scripture: Ephesians 6:10–18
💡 Reflection: Contending for the faith often looks ordinary: truth-telling, self-control, integrity at work, purity online, patience at home. Paul calls us to be strong in the Lord and to put on His armor. Every piece is Christ-centered—truth, righteousness, the gospel of peace, faith, salvation, the Word, prayer. We don’t fight with bluster but with borrowed strength and God-given weapons.
Name one predictable point of compromise in your week. Pair it with a specific piece of armor (e.g., Scripture to memorize; a prayer time to keep; a confession to make). Then stand—and keep standing—in His might.
🙏 Prayer: Mighty God, clothe me with the armor of Christ. Make me alert, steady, and prayerful. Help me resist the schemes of the devil and contend faithfully in the small battles today. Amen.
