Psalms 34:5 They looked to Him and were radiant (their face shined), and their faces shall never be ashamed (lto wear a shame face)
Hebrews 12:2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising (rejecting) the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of God.
One thing I’ve learned over the years is that Jesus hates shame. As revealed in Hebrews chapter twelve, He despises shame. He defeated shame on the cross by rejecting its cancerous effects. Jesus knows what shame does to an individual, and that’s why He doesn’t use guilt or shame as His tools for repentance. In Romans chapter eight verse one, the statement is made that there is no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus, which means there is no condemnation in Him. It’s not part of His character. The enemy is the one who tries to make us walk around with a sense of having done something wrong, and he manipulates us into a shameful countenance making us think that we deserve how we feel. However, when those emotions hit us we have to remember that we are in Christ and that there is no shame in Him. Therefore, there should be no shame in us. Shame was defeated on the cross never to rise its ugly head again. As in the above verse, the Lord wants our face to shine as forgiven sons and daughters of His glory. My prayer is that neither you nor I will ever tolerate one moment of shame in our lives. Beloved, we are forever accepted and loved by our Father and our Lord Jesus. Soon. I will soon write a post on how to recognize true conviction from false guilt. Oh yeah, I just heard this statement last night-“Jesus, is what God thinks about you.”