1 Corinthians 1:7-9, That Ye May Be Blameless

1 Corinthians 1:7-9 So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: 8 Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

Here, the Apostle Paul expresses the unfailing grace of God to preserve His saint. He puts it well in Philippians 1:6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ. Jude writes similarly in  Jude 24-25 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, 25 To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen. 

God endows His people with spiritual gifts. He also enables them to exercise them. God is faithful to His promise that when He saves a sinner, he shall never be lost. Jesus affirms this in John 10:28-30 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. 29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand. 30 I and my Father are one. His grace is sufficient to see him through life’s journey to reach his final destination in heaven. Jesus intercedes for His saints at the right hand of the Father in heaven to ensure that they can never be lost but continues to grow spiritually, albeit, amidst intermittent backslidings. What a comforting truth of God’s unchanging love for us. May we take heart to live a God honouring life worthy of His love. Amen.