Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory 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 (Jude 24,25 ESV)
Blameless
“It’s not MY fault,” we often claim. When things break down around us, it is difficult to be humble enough to accept responsibility. We would rather the blame shine on someone else.
But we are rarely blameless.
That was too soft a sentence. We are never really blameless.
But God in His mercy blames Jesus instead of His other children.
God in His mercy punishes Jesus instead of His other children.
God in His mercy takes joy in our second-hand innocence, and killed Jesus for His second-hand guilt.
What a blessing that blamelessness is.