To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his
glorious presence without fault and with great joy. Jude 1:24
He who is able. God is sufficiently powerful!
In mountain climbing, the beginning hiker attaches himself to the expert
so that if he loses his footing he won’t stumble and fall to his death.
In the same manner, if we keep connected with God, we cannot fall.
He keeps us safe.
The word able means- The God who is continually able
He is able to- establish you
Rom
16:25 Now to Him who is able to establish
you according to the gospel
He is able to do exceedingly, abundantly more
Eph
3:20; Now to him who
is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or
imagine, according to his
power that is at work within us.
We worship a God who is capable,
and present and powerful!
He who is able will Keep
you from stumbling
It is ultimately God who keeps us from stumbling and
falling.
Keep- means
to guard a person (or thing) that they may remain safe
1) from suffering violence, be despoiled, etc. to
protect
2) to protect one from a person or thing
3) to keep from being snatched away, preserve safe and
unimpaired
4) to guard from being lost or perishing
5) to guard one's self from a thing
To keep is like a Garrison. As if God and His angels are
surrounding you-Once and for all.
A FORTRESS BY WHICH WE ARE SURROUNDED. He is our rear guard. Isaiah 52:12
He will keep you from stumbling or falling
He will establish you so that you do not slip! Psalm 66:9
There are times when I know in my mind that God is
able to keep me from falling, but when everything is spinning, it feels like chaos. As if I am falling, tumbling out of control.
This where faith comes in to
play. Do I trust Him enough? Do I remember that He is able? He is, after all the same God who parted the red sea, brought Lazarus back to life, sent manna from heaven. He is the same one who healed the blind man, walked on water, created the heavens and the earth. He who is able, is able to keep me from falling.
Our job-trust Him!
Praise God that He is Able to hold onto us~
Awesome post.
ReplyDeleteThank you for such an awesome reminder, I needed this today!
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