Jude 1:24-25 - "Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy, 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."
"Blameless with great joy" should be the desire of every believer to one day experience before God and man. In truth, this will be the heritage of every soul who has trusted in Jesus when we see the Lord in His glory. However, while this is our pledge for heaven, this is also our promise for earth. We are the righteousness of God in Christ, beloved. The only blame those who have trusted in Christ will incur is the accusations Satan is allowed to heap on us. Our guilt is a lie from the pit of hell if we have received Christ.
David tells us in the Psalms that in His presence there is fullness of joy (Psalms 16:11). If we are not experiencing joy in this lifetime, it is because we still embrace blame. And, from what we know from Scripture, the blame is only a game of the enemy to keep us from the prize of God's presence. Beloved, cast off the guilt today! Walk with Him and experience His great joy ... the heritage of every believer!
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