Fear of Shame

Published: June 27, 2020, 1:47 p.m.

b'Shame is a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior.\\n\\n\\u201cShout for joy, O barren one, she who has not given birth; Break forth into joyful shouting and rejoice, she who has not gone into labor [with child]! For the [spiritual] sons of the desolate one will be more numerous Than the sons of the married woman,\\u201d says the Lord. \\u201cEnlarge the site of your tent [to make room for more children]; Stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not spare them; Lengthen your tent ropes And make your pegs (stakes) firm [in the ground]. For you will spread out to the right and to the left, And your descendants will take possession of nations And will inhabit deserted cities. \\u201cDo not fear, for you will not be put to shame, And do not feel humiliated or ashamed, for you will not be disgraced. For you will forget the shame of your youth, And you will no longer remember the disgrace of your widowhood. \\nIsaiah 54:1\\u202d-\\u202c4 AMP \\nThe fear of shame enslaves many from progress.\\nNo one wants to be ashamed or disgraced.\\nBut if, for some instances, you have encountered shame, You can rise above it.\\nJesus, the author of our faith, Did it.\\nHe despised the shame of the cross because of the awaiting glory.\\n[looking away from all that will distract us and] focusing our eyes on Jesus, who is the Author and Perfecter of faith [the first incentive for our belief and the One who brings our hope to maturity], who for the joy [of accomplishing the goal] set before Him endured the cross, disregarding the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God [revealing His deity, His authority, and the completion of His work]. \\nHebrews 12:2 AMP \\nDisregard shame and rise above it in Jesus\' name.\\n\\n--- \\n\\nSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pastor-lucy-paynter/message\\nSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pastor-lucy-paynter/support'