I keep coming back to the NT doxologies found in Ephesians, Jude, and Romans. The one that has been ministering to my heart during those long hours at night when I cannot sleep is the one found in Jude.
“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.” [Jude 24]
Last night I was focused on that little phrase “with exceeding joy.”
The word for exceeding joy is “agalliasis” and it means wild joy, ecstatic delight, exultation, exhilaration.
Our God is willing and able to keep us from stumbling in this life. We can remain steady in our Christ-like walk by the power of His Holy Spirit.
AND, our God is willing and able to present us faultless in the next life. One day we will stand in the glory of His presence … all because of God’s will, Christ’s sacrifice, and the power of the Holy Spirit.
AND, on that day, we will experience an exceeding joy, a wild, ecstatic delight unlike anything we have ever known. I do not know about you but I can hardly wait to see that day.
AND, while I wait for its appearance I can sing to “God our Savior, Who alone is wise, Be glory and majesty, Dominion and power, Both Now and forever. Amen”
Even so, come quickly, LORD Jesus.
