JUDE, A servant of Jesus Christ (the Messiah), and brother of James, [writes this letter] to those who are called (chosen), dearly loved by God the Father and separated (set apart) and kept for Jesus Christ: May mercy, [soul] peace, and love be multiplied to you. Jude 1-2
Jude understood how we are able to have peace that passes all understanding and why our love is so abundant and it is because we are now kept by Jesus. Our Lord never leaves us and He never forsakes us, Hebrews 13:5. Our Father has called us and chosen us to be kept and separated for His Holy use. We are a chosen generation and we are a royal priesthood, 1 Peter 2:9.
We have been given liberty in Christ. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty (emancipation from bondage, freedom). 2 Corinthians 3:17 Our liberty allows us to have a spirit of peace and joy. We do not have to fear ever loosing our relationship with our Father, Romans 11:29, because we can’t. The perfect love of our Father towards us is the power that drives out all fear from us and allows us to have abundant peace. Our peace and joy are not products of our works and faith. Our peace and joy are products of our Father’s love being freely bestowed on us. So we don’t ever have to fret about if we are good enough to enjoy perfect peace.
In this [union and communion with Him] love is brought to completion and attains perfection with us, that we may have confidence for the day of judgment [with assurance and boldness to face Him], because as He is, so are we in this world. 1 John 4:17
The Truth sets us free and faith comes from hearing the Truth. And the Truth is that our Father is totally in control of every aspect of our life's. He will never stop being in complete and total control of them and because He is we can enjoy the exact same peace that Jesus has right now. Our Father's love has made us to be exactly like Jesus is right now and so we are able to enjoy everything, including the peace and joy, that Jesus has.
I pray that everyone in Christ comes to know this glorious Truth this day.
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