Jude 10-11 – “In the very same way, on the strength of their dreams these ungodly people pollute their own bodies, reject authority and heap abuse on celestial beings. ⁹ But even the archangel Michael, when he was disputing with the devil about the body of Moses, did not himself dare to condemn him for slander but said, “The Lord rebuke you!” ¹⁰ Yet these people slander whatever they do not understand, and the very things they do understand by instinct—as irrational animals do—will destroy them.  ¹¹ Woe to them! They have taken the way of Cain; they have rushed for profit into Balaam’s error; they have been destroyed in Korah’s rebellion.”

Recently, my spirit has been stirred by a sense of something regarding the conclusion of 2024 and the start of 2025.   In 2024, I heard, “2024, the door to more.” As we are moving through 2025, I am hearing, “If you went through My door in 2024, you will thrive in the beehive of 2025.   If you have not gone through my door in 2024, you will strive in 2025.”   

I must admit that it has troubled me somewhat and caused me to reevaluate deeply and carefully 2024 and what I have and have not walked through and into.   If we have left things undone in 2024, we will face the struggles related to those unfinished assignments in 2025.

In 2025, the beehive embodies the reality that God is shutting some things down completely.   Something in the Book of Jude gripped my heart. Jude addressed the condition of hearts as he characterized the days to come.

He compared the modern mindset to Sodom and Gomorrah, the fallen angels pursuing lust and the lack of respect that was and would be prevalent.

Jude 10 identifies people who blaspheme against things that they have no comprehension of.   Then, in verse 11, my heart wept as I read and saw the reality in the world and some in the church, including leadership.

“Woe to them! For they have gone in the way of Cain and have run greedily after the error of Balaam for reward and have perished in the rebellion of Korah.”

Here is what I sensed in my heart.

• Cain = works, trying to earn favor by what we do.
• Balaam = money and fleshly lust.  Trying to use God and His Word for personal gain and to justify sin.
• Korah = power and position.  

We are to be living stones put into specific places by God’s assigned master builders.   If we try to usurp the God-ordained authority, we become rebellious, and the quest for position, power, purse, and prominence destroys us.

God is about to escalate the shutting down of many false things, and the directive of Revelation to the church in John’s prophecy is about to be fulfilled.

However, we must be cautious not to become self-righteous, but weep over their failures.   Let the words of Jude 23 resonate deeply within you.  Some will repent.    Jude 23 gives us the proper response, “AND when they repent, have mercy on them with compassion…”   God is always about restoration, and we should always view the failures of another, knowing that but for the grace of God, there goes me. We forgive completely out of our own complete forgiveness.

The beehive of 2025 is finding us thriving or striving.   The door of 2024 is the key!   What has God impressed upon you to do? Did you do it?   I have a sense in my spirit that it is not too late!   If you know something you didn’t finish in 2024, set your heart and hand to it and do it!   Do not allow 2025 to conclude without completing the assignment given to you!    Victory is in your grasp!

May your day be filled with the wonder of God’s love, mercy, and grace!