“Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, To God our Savior, Who alone is wise, Be glory and majesty, Dominion and power, Both now and forever. Amen.” —Jude 1:24-25 NKJV

M any people have been conditioned to exercise greater belief in failing than faith in a God who knows no failure. Truth is; we fall into sin because we allow lust for the flesh to take place of love for God.

Thus we give up the greater part of ourselves to the world while trying to hold onto God with what’s left, seeking to serve two masters when we should be giving everything that we’ve got to Jesus Christ.

To make matters worse, many try to justify sinning by assuming that it isn’t possible to live in obedience to God’s commands. In this way they inadvertently nullify God’s promise of being able to keep them from stumbling and thereby suggest that the flesh is stronger than the Spirit. Thus they blaspheme God.

Listen, I am by no means suggesting that I have arrived. Nevertheless, what I am saying is that we need to stop downplaying the power and authority of God over our lives and start believing that He can and will deliver us from temptation when we invite Him to take full control of our hearts. In other words, we need to stop making excuses for the sin that exists within our lives and start demonstrating what it really means to do what Jesus would do.

With that said, the next time the Tempter comes knocking on your door, why not fall to your knees in prayer and ask God to empower you with His Spirit; invite Him to work out His good will in and through you, not letting go of the moment until you know that you have His blessing.  I think that you might be surprised to see just how powerful God really is.  For where there’s a will, Jesus is The Way…

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