Jude reminds us that life itself is about God’s glory, and everything else is subservient to that.  And that means these two things: It means, first, that everything in our lives must be subsumed to the agenda of glorifying Him…and that says something about our personal priorities.  And, secondly, it says that every situation of our lives must be read in light of His ultimate glory.  Hard things and evil things happening to us is not the big problem in this world; God not getting glory is the big problem in this world.  And that ought to burn very close to the core of our being, the desire to see God get the glory that is due His name.

But I want to tell you something: When you begin to burn for a desire for His glory and your own circumstances and situations become displaced and decentralized, what you find is in your concern for His glory not that your needs are not met, but you find that in living for His glory that He is the One from whom all blessings flow.  -Ligon Duncan, in a sermon on Jude 24-25

Read the whole sermon here.