Shame On You, Jesus

Where are you? Come out of your hiding. What are you ashamed of? Do you believe you are not enough?

The experience of shame may be the first hope of healing. The heaviness of shame comes from the belief that we are not as we were created to be. Shame, the burden of unworthiness, can only be covered by the grace of God in Christ Jesus.

He has covered our shame and given us honor and value. We don't have to live a life of disgrace for the God of all grace has poured out his love, his acceptance, his glory on us in Christ. Grace is a gift for the undeserving that enables us to be the person we were created to become. And when we fail to measure up, we don't become self-haters, we are still worthy. Lewis Smedes, in his book Shame and Grace, in a postscript states: "I believe that the grace of God heals the shame I do not deserve and heals the shame I do. I believe that grace is the best thing in the world." page 16.

We will look at God's word to discover where shame comes from and how God covers our shame in order to restore us to what He designed us to be - in relationship with Him.