One of the most dangerous experiences in life is to suffer a fall. The result can range from a minor injury to disability, to fatality.
No one is so secure that the danger of falling is not present. Presidents fall, Governors and Mayors fall, Pastors and Preachers fall, Physicians and Attorneys and Accountants fall, white-collar and blue-collar laborers fall, spouses fall, children fall, siblings fall. But the good news that Jude shares with us is that we don’t have to fall. We have a relationship with Someone who can keep us from falling—Jesus.
What are those things that can cause us to suffer a fall? First, we must be careful of the intoxicating power of success. Some people change when they experience success, and the change makes them dangerous to themselves and everybody else around them. Proverbs 16:18 warns us, “First pride, then the crash—the bigger the ego, the harder the fall.”
Then, we must be on guard against the power of trouble. Just as many fail because of the power of success, many more fail because they can’t take being confronted with the power of trouble. When disappointments come, when dreams don’t come true, when plans don’t work out, we need to be very careful. It’s at this point that many fall, and some don’t’ get up.
Third, we’re in danger of falling when we live by Spiritual illusions and not Spiritual reality. One of the surest ways to fall in life is to think we’re on safe, dry land and in reality, we’re really on slippery surface with no traction at all.
Bearing a cross means hard times—“In this godless world you will continue to experience difficulties (John 16:33a).” But we have the promise of Jesus’ constant companionship—“Take heart. I have overcome the world (John 16:33b).” As long as Jesus is with us, He can keep us from falling. And even if we do stumble, He can restore us, and bring us into His presence without fault, and with great joy.
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