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Here are a few things to look for, or mull over from each chapter of our reading today.

In the interest of balancing reading with reflection, I think today I will just make comments in writing as I read….instead of trying to create a narrative.

It’s a rather short letter, but even before I read it I know there will be something worthwhile within it for me today.    That’s how I always want to approach my devotions!

I never gave much thought to Jude…I mean, the man behind the letter that he penned.   Jude grew up with Jesus…he knew him longer than any of the disciples.   Jude and Jesus played together, ate meals together…probably slept in the same bed.    As cool as that seems, it probably made it harder for Jude to accept that his brother was actually God in human form.

Merry Christmas!     Peter is writing to us!  Think of it…that great Apostle who walked with Jesus, walked on water, walked away…and then was restored.   The one who saw Christ transfigured, saw him crucified and then resurrected….and watched Him ascend into heaven.    That great man of God is speaking to us directly.

Paul considered Timothy his “true son in the faith” and so his letter offers “fatherly” advice.  But more than that, it’s a challenge to excel and not settle for a mediocre Christian life.

Today’s reading begins with an exhortation to faith, but I also learned a couple of other things as well.