“24 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy, 25 to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord….”
In our Christian walk, Jude wants us to be mindful of the truth that the forces seeking to pull us down are too powerful for us. More often than not, our tendency is to succumb (1 John 2:1—2) to temptations, rather than resist them. We often end up practicing the very evil that we do not want (Romans 7:19), because we are governed by a different law in the members of our body, waging war against the law of our mind and making us prisoners of the law of sin which is evidently present in our members (Romans 7:23). Who can better remind us of this truth than Solomon who said: “The righteous man falls seven times, and rises again” (Proverbs 24:16).
Our victory completely rests upon our total dependence on the marvelous ability of Jesus Christ, who stood against the combined power of evil, and triumphed. And just as it seemed that the forces of darkness had prevailed, he rose victorious from the grave. He is not only one who is able to keep us from stumbling, but also, present us faultless (blameless), and with exceeding joy before His presence. This is the security of those who trust in the Lord. Therefore, Christian, “Delight yourself in the Lord” (Psalm 37:4a). “Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He will do it. He will bring forth your righteousness as the light and your judgment as the noonday (Psalm 37:5—6). Because “Your steps are established by the Lord, and He delights in your way. When you fall, you will not be hurled headlong, because the Lord is the One who holds your hand” (Psalm 37:23—24).
Stephen Thomas
Stephen
is an ordained Christian Minister and a Bible teacher who is a mentor to
several youth leaders in Crossway Church and around the globe. He is a regular
visiting Speaker in Crossway Church, New Delhi. He can be reached at stephenthomas6400@hotmail.com
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