“There’s no
hope for me.”
“It’s too
late for me.”
“God couldn’t
possibly love someone like me.”
These are
words you may have heard or may have said.
Self loathing.
Not allowing
yourself enough grace to receive grace.
We shame
ourselves over the shame of what we know, have done or thought to do in its
stark contrast of the perfection of God’s glory that stands so pure and
beautiful and good.
We think we don’t
deserve or can bear to be in the knowledge of our own evil in the light of His
knowing.
We try to
hide.
We put up a
wall. A covering. Something to block a relationship with others. With God.
They can’t
know and I don’t deserve the love. The kindness.
The grace.
Sometimes we
cover our own eyes.
But, His
knowing is bathed in love, in mercy and in forgiveness.
In the
Garden, the LORD came to them. They hid
from Him as He looked for them. They covered themselves. They could not bear to be bare. Shame. They made their separation through shame.
Genesis 3:8 “…hid themselves from the presence of the LORD
God…”
They knew
good and evil. Sin. The contrast was shame to
them.
In His mercy,
God in that moment called to them.
Sin had
entered the world and God had a plan.
His plan was and is for life. Sin would meet an end. Sin would not be permitted
to live forever as the Tree of Life was guarded to keep from giving sin an
eternity.
With every
curse that came with the sin, God would redeem through the life and blood of
Himself in our presence as Christ. His death for the wages of sin and His life resurrected is our life-given
grace for eternity.
A
relationship…for eternity.
Shame taken.
Grace given.
For Life.
Relationship
and Love.
Just as we are because of the way He is.
Don’t let
shame be your covering. Sometimes dropping that covering is a “cold and broken
Hallelujah.” But He Himself is your clothing.
Galatians 3:27 For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves
with Christ
Drop the
shame and wrap in His robe of love and forgiveness.
Grace looks
so good on you.
He loves to have you in His presence.
You are
loved.
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