He alone can keep us from falling.

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, to the only wise God and Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. (Jude 24, 25)

For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love His appearing. (2 Tim. 4:6-8)

Do you LOVE His appearing?

The appearing of the ONLY One who is able to present us FAULTLESS before God?

Do you LONG for the return of the Lord Jesus Christ Your Savior?

Or are you fearful of His return? Not quite ready or right with Him? Feeling completely full of all sorts of faults, and not at all feeling faultless?

I think we rely way too much on our feelings and not enough on fact. Satan would have us lost in our feelings, and he would love to lead us to despair. Despair of ever being considered faultless before the presence of God. Satan wants us focused on ourselves, and not on our Savior.

We can convince ourselves we aren't worthy, because we aren't. We have to believe HE IS worthy for us!

Christ alone is ABLE to KEEP us from falling.

Christ alone is ABLE to PRESENT us faultless.

We must FIGHT the GOOD FIGHT.

We must FINISH the COURSE.

We must KEEP the FAITH.

We must LOVE HIS APPEARING.

We must long for Him, really and truly long for Him. Do we?

Have you ever longed for someone you love, to appear?  Has anyone you've ever loved gone away and you can't wait for them to return? We know that feeling, we know how desperate that feeling can become. If we can have that feeling, that longing for another fellow human being, how much more do we need that feeling for our Creator, our Savior who loves us in a way we can't even imagine.

Lord and Savior, please, keep us from falling! Please, present us faultless through YOUR righteousness. Help us as we fight this fight as we race in this race. Help us, save us! We are lost without You, completely LOST.

Come, Lord Jesus, come!