It Is Not Funny!

Have you ever done anything that you were ashamed of? Of course, you have. We all have. We disobey God, causing us to sin which then causes us shame. There are different kinds of shame. Shame for something we have done that isn't right. Shame for something done to us in our past. Shame for sinning against God. And worse yet, being ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

We have all sinned. For all have sinned and come short of God's glory. Romans 3:23. However,  sometimes, we want or try to hang on to it even when we need to let it go.

Sometimes we feel so ashamed that we can't even forgive ourselves.

For some, there are things that haunt them from the past. Things that were out of their control. Things that someone did to them and made them believe that it was all their fault when it wasn't at all. But take heart. God can take that shame away. Do not fear, for you will not be ashamed., neither be disgraced, for you will not be put to shame: for you will forget the shame of your youth, and will not remember the reproach of your widowhood anymore. Isahia 54:4

We should never be ashamed of our Lord Jesus Christ. For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone that believes, for the Jew first and then the Greek. Romans 1:16  He is not ashamed of us (Hebrews 2:1)  and therefore we should not be ashamed of him.

So what are we to do with the shame we feel? First, putting our faith in Christ is the first step and that is essential. Then we need to understand that he loves us, and once we have asked his forgiveness, he no longer holds us responsible for those things we have done that have caused the shame. Being in his word and learning to forgive ourselves goes a long way in getting past the shame we feel. And also, forgiving those that have wronged us, will help us as well.

God promises this in Isaiah 61:1-3 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor; he has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of prison doors to those who are bound; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all those that mourn, to console those that mourn in Zion, to give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for morning, the spirit of praise for the garment of heaviness, that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord that he may be glorified. 

Shame is not funny. Ask anyone that has ever been made to feel it. We all have. But guess what.....

.....Jesus took our shame when he died on the cross for us. Hebrews 12:2, so when we put our trust in him, we no longer have to live our lives in it, if we let him take it from us.  He allowed his death to happen so that you and I can have a home with him in heaven. And he is there, sitting at the right hand of the Father, waiting for you and I. And while we are waiting to get there, we can be free from it. Yes, we can. And for us, it is all good news!

Thanks for coming for a visit today Friends. Have a blessed Day!