To Him alone

 

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 Saviour,

Who alone is wise,

Be glory and majesty,

Dominion and power,

Both now and forever.

Amen. – Jude 24-25

 

This is one of the beautiful doxologies of all of scripture and it is neatly tucked away here in the little book of Jude. After writing about the dangers if false teachers and warnings to us and a challenge he writes just a few wonderful words of praise.

 

He alone is wise and He alone is wisdom. We read in 1 Corinthians that the wisdom of men is foolishness with God. The fear of the Lord is the very foundation of true wisdom.

 

To Him alone be glory and majesty. All kind of things can get glory and majesty in our lives. We can glorify sports team or nations or people in our lives. So much can be elevated above God if we are not careful.

 

There is nothing wrong with love of country or supporting a sports team if it is kep in the balance, but to often we know the songs of patriotism and the stadium crowd than we do the things that glorify. We dress in our team’s colours and carry its banners proudly. We fly our flags and high and give them honour sometimes more than we do the Lord.

 

Who do we glorify more? Who are we most proud of? Who are we most ashamed of?

 

To Him alone be glory and majesty. All the rest is peripheral.