A friend of mine recently received a notification that he is being sued because a person tripped and fell on a loose brick in front of his house. The individual filing the lawsuit believes that my friend caused him to stumble because he was negligent in addressing the uneven walkway in front of his home. This has resulted in my friend having to hire an expensive defense attorney, who will likely try to convince him to acknowledge his guilt and settle out of court, rather than appear before a judge who may impose a much stronger punishment.

As my friend told me about this situation, I began to think about the words in Jude 24, “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."