I've lived my whole Christian life terrified of screwing up. Afraid I'd lose my faith. Afraid I'd disappoint God. Afraid the foundation would crack.
Jude ends with something grace-soaked: 'To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy.' God isn't just hoping I'll make it. God is ABLE to keep me. God will present me without fault.
That's not about my performance. That's about God's power. God's investment. God's ability to keep me intact through everything I'll face.
I took that promise literally. I stopped trying to keep myself intact through discipline and fear. I asked God to keep me. And something relaxed in my chest. I can fail. I can stumble. I can be broken. And God will still present me with joy before his presence.
That's grace I never believed in until I read it here.
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