2 John; 3 John; Jude
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“To Him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you
before His glorious presence without fault and with great joy … “ (Jude v.24)
Do you worry about falling, about messing up? He’s able to keep us on our feet. Once you have put your faith in Jesus,
confessing your sins, and trusting Him to forgive you of those sins and to walk
with you forever, you are forgiven.
Your sins are covered. You
do not have to walk around with guilt.
Jesus presents us to the Father without fault and with great joy!
Lately I keep thinking of an illustration my pastor used recently
to describe how Jesus loves us and delights in us. He said that Jesus’ eyes light up when we walk in a room,
and it is like we’re the only one He sees. It is like when you are a parent and your child is in some
sort of program – your eyes go straight to your child as if there is a
spotlight on them and of course, they are the best! My daughter just had a program at her preschool, and I
experienced this very thing. My
eyes were on her the whole time, and a smile was on my face the whole
time. I had to fight back tears
watching her because I was so full of love for her and was so proud of
her. Jesus loves us like this.
I also keep having this verse popping up in my head and heart a
lot lately: “The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it
and are safe” (Proverbs 18:10). I
think that sometimes I sort of resist going to the Lord for help. It is a little bit of an
I-can-handle-it attitude. And He’s
there, my strong tower that is constant, loving me like a parent loves a child
wanting to hold me in His arms.
“The righteous run to
it.” I should never resist Him; I
should always run to Him. He’s
able to keep me from falling; He is my strong tower that lifts me up.
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