Jude 24 "To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his
glorious presence without fault and with great joy-- " NIV
:Now all glory to God, who is able to keep you from falling away and will bring
you with great joy into his glorious presence without a single fault." NLT
Oh, Lord! These words are such a delight and encouragement!
You are ABLE to keep me from falling away. Not only do You warn me of the consequences of falling spiritually, You promise (if I am totally yielded to You) You have the power to keep me from falling. You never give me a command and then say, "Well here is a command, kid, now let's see if you can keep it on your own. I'm sorry, but I just don't have the power to help you on this one, so if you fall, you fall." THANK YOU, JESUS!
Just for You to WANT to present me anywhere boggles my mind. Lord, I am SO unworthy! You will present me before Your glorious presence; not before the US president or the queen of England or any other world power who pale in comparison in power and holiness compared to You.
Not only do You present me before Your glorious presence, but also without fault! That is ONLY because of YOUR SACRIFICE on my behalf on the cross. You paid my ransom and redemption price so that even though I still have the sin nature of all humans, I might live a sinless life and be forgiven and restored to service if I fail. Hallelujah, what a Savior!
You also do all this with great joy! Lord, I must confess I am still trying to wrap my brain around all of this...it is too wonderful for me! However; all I can do is to thank You for Your grace and mercy and praise You every day for Your undeserved unconditional love for me that does not depend on my performance, but on who You are.
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