Today's Good News

July 22: Kept From Stumbling


“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.”
— Jude 1:24 (NKJV)

5 Points:

  1. God’s power keeps us from falling beyond recovery.
  2. He is committed to presenting us pure before His glory.
  3. His keeping produces joy, not fear, in our walk.
  4. Our stability depends on His strength, not our own.
  5. His final work in us is full of joy and triumph.

Poem: Steady Steps

The stones shift beneath my shoes.
The road twists sharp along the ridge.
But your hand builds firm steps ahead.
You lift my ankle from the traps.
You bend the hills to safer ways.

The cliffs fall steep with sudden winds.
The fears howl loud beyond the bend.
But you steady the stumbling knees.
You catch the dreams before they fall.
You cradle the heart before it breaks.

The dust blinds the uncertain gaze.
The noise clogs the waiting ears.
But your whisper cuts through the storm.
You carve sure trails in shattered ground.
You lead where feet forget the way.

The world may throw its broken stones.
The voices may sneer along the pass.
But your grip pulls the weary home.
Your joy lifts the bowed head high.
Your light stitches the final mile.

Today I walk in your strong hands.
Today I climb on your whispered paths.
You are the strength behind each breath.
You are the joy on the rising road.
You are the keeper of my steps.


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Clay Corvin

Clay Corvin is currently a Bible Teacher and occasional preacher at Bethel Community Baptist Church in New Orleans. He is the retired VP Business and Professor of Admin at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary after completing 38 years as their Business Administrator. He was the pastor at the Brantley Baptist Center for twenty-five years. He is married to Carol Corvin and the father of three children and has three grandchildren. He ministers today as Co-pastor of the Bethel Community Baptist Church and seeks to share the Gospel with everyone. Jesus is Lord!