Jude 24–25 (ESV) — 24 Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling
and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, 25 to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory,
majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.
NOTE: He is able to
keep me from stumbling and my part is to turn to him and seek him. Needless to
say, I fail at the latter far too often. There is a combination of effort and
grace in walking with God. Some might call that heresy, but it is true. We need
to work out our salvation. We need like Paul, to work harder than everyone
else. We need to put on the armor of God. We need to take off our sinful
habits, replacing them with godly behavior. We need to pray and meet with God
in his word every day. And as we take these steps, as we put effort into our
walk with God, God provides grace. Both are true. God changes us, and we work
to see change happen. Failure is doing it all in our strength and failure is
believing God will do everything.
PRAYER: Father, I'm
far more comfortable living in this reality then either of the other two
extremes. I will fail. I will struggle all my life. But by your grace,
something beautiful will emerge.
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