Jude 24-25:
'To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy— to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.'
So no secret here, I often mentally beat myself up. I constantly (ie daily, ie moment by moment) need to be reminded that I'm not ever going to be 'fixed' and that I need to rest in Jesus MERCY. His mercy is beautifully described here in Jude. NOT ONLY is Jesus able to 'keep me from falling' into sin, BUT he also 'presents' me before God as a perfect piece of himself, AND not only does he present me, but he does so with 'great joy'! Imagine yourself w/ all your shortcomings and issues, being presented to God as a trophy of Jesus, and Jesus doing so proudly with great joy! THAT MY FRIENDS is the amazing mercy and grace we have tapped into when we accepted Jesus, and may we continually be reminded of the 'joyful trophy' we are as believers in Christ.
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way to paint the picture mccjamb! It's really hard to see myself as a glorious trophy, but such is the greatness of God's mercy!
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