NT Promise 143: Present you Faultless

Jude 1;24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy.

We pray, ”Deliver is from Evil,” on the basis of this kind of promise. The worst evil that can happen to us is an eternal fall from grace. From this The Lord promises to keep us. We may, we can, and we do stumble daily, but forgiveness is always there reaching out to lift us up again. He promises to keep us in His grace and in the blessing of eternal life. We will not fall out of His hand. And He promises to keep us in Him until He can present us faultless before his presence in glory.

That’s the amazing Good News: though we are wracked with sins, faults, and failures, yet by the Grace of God Jesus presents us faultless before God’s Presence in glory. The glory of God is waiting for us at the judgment throne, at which time the Lord will say, ”Enter into the joy of the Lord.” Jesus will present us ”with exceeding joy.” Who will be joyful? Jesus or me? Answer: Both. We share in His joy at our salvation. The promise of ”faultless in His Presence” also includes right now, today when we may come before the Throne of Grace in prayer and faith.

Jude lists the sin and judgment of Israel, Fallen Angels, Sodom and Gomorrah, Cain, Balaam, Korah, and all people, warning us of what could happen. But God gives a promise: He will keep you from falling, and by faith you will stand in glory.