Don't get caught off guard, know God's word it warns us to be wise and discern what is of God.

 We are to contend for the faith, as many false teachers have been revealed in our last days, just as it was in the early church.

Jude 3-4

Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation,  I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.

For certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were marked out for condemnation,  ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into lewdness and deny the Lord God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

The enemy has sent certain men in their fellowship who look and sound like true believers,  but they are in fact there to contaminate the truth of God.


They mishandle the word of God, added to it and perverting its true meaning.  They compromise with the world and misrepresent the grace of God denying the Lord.

God will expose and remove these wolves in sheep clothing.

We are reminded in Jude that these people are denying godliness and that they defile the flesh,  they reject the authority of God,  the Lord will rebuke them.

Beloved, study Jude and take in account to his warning to God's people.

There will be tares amongst the wheat, as Jesus has told us, but God will take care of them.

We are to keep our heart pure and follow the teachings of Jesus.

Those spots in our love feasts share fellowship with us, and they are only interested in themselves.

We can know them by the fruit of their mouth, as they are murmurer's and complainers, grumblers,

finding fault.  They sound like true believers for a while, but there true nature will be exposed.

Out of the abundance of the heart, speaks the mouth.

Their goal is to gain advantage and place themselves in high esteem.

Remember true believers are humble, wholly dependent on the Holy Spirit.

They are not lifting up self, but their thoughts are on others, to love, show compassion and mercy.

Jude 17-25

But you beloved, remember the words which were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;  how they told you that there would be mockers in the last time who would walk according to their ungodly lusts, these are sensual persons who cause divisions not having the Spirit.

But you beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith,  praying in the Holy Spirit,  keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

And on some have compassion, making a distinction;  but others save with fear pulling them out of the fire, hating even the garment defiled by the flesh.

Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling,  And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy,  to God our Savior, who alone is wise,  Be glory and majesty Dominion and power, both now and forever,

Amen.

We are all in different stages of our spiritual growth, don't mistake baby Christians for wolves. 

Baby Christians are still self-centered and need to learn to be self-less, and to die daily and follow Jesus.  

This is why you need to build yourselves up on your faith and pray for discerning to know the difference between wolves in sheep clothing, and a new believer who has not grown in certain areas of their lives.

If you pray and get the mind of Christ,  you will know the difference.  Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to you who is real and who is not.

Time is short and we must make the most of the time given to us, revealing the nature of Jesus and staying alert to anything that does not have godliness and righteous teachings, as Jude, Jesus' brother has warned us.

The grace of God helps us to walk in the righteousness of God and to obey the promptings of the Holy Spirit.


God bless your day

Jesus loves you

Love in Jesus

Joy


Comments

Jeanine said…
Father God I just pray for all of your children to have the mind of Christ and to walk only by the leading of the Holy Spirit in the word of God. Reveal every hidden thing to us in these last hours. Give us discernment wisdom guidance and direction. Let us not turn to the left or to the right but help us to keep our eyes like flint towards you and your word. Help us to accomplish all that we have been called to accomplish, help us to finish this race strong and fulfillThe destiny that we have been called to. And may every day of our lives glorify you in such a manner that men will be drawn to know the God that we serve. Day and night May we praise You the one and only true God. Help us Father to walk this walk out with fear and trembling in reverence of Your holiness. And Lord help us to remember the authority that we have in Christ Jesus to walk bold and strong in you. Thank you Lord for your mercy and grace for they are new every morning great is thy faithfulness.
May 10, 2022 at 9:46 AM
Nancy R said…
Amen, Joy. This is such a good teaching! We need to be diligent, testing whatever is said by man or in the pulpit against the Word of God. His Word is truth and alive and active.
May 14, 2022 at 7:05 PM
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