Today : No Shame
TODAY’S VERSE
“Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.” Psalm 51:1-2 (NIV)
TODAY’S THOUGHT
Shame and guilt have so many of us in bondage. If it is not actual shame, it is the fear of being shamed. Yet this is not the way of life God has chosen for us. David knew this. In today’s passage, David is appealing to God to forgive him. He came to Him with complete abandonment, crying out for mercy, asking God to cleanse him from all his sin. He was counting on God’s unfailing love and compassion. Likewise, we come to God, through the sacrifice of Christ on the cross, asking that all our sins be forgiven. But do we really believe that happens? Are we really forgiven? We need to get to that same place of trust that David was in. We need to know and experience the freedom that comes from the forgiveness of Christ. David accepted himself as clean. Will you? Live in His forgiveness today.
TODAY’S PRAYER
Father, I refuse to believe that You are ashamed of me or that you will abandon me because of my transgressions. I confess my sin and accept the death of Christ on the Cross as the substitution for my wrongdoings. Help me Lord rise, not in arrogance, but humility, knowing that I am cleansed and accepted by Your unconditional love. I choose to accept myself as forgiven and not ashamed. In Jesus’ name.
AMEN
TODAY’S AFFIRMATION & MEDITATION
I am forgiven and not ashamed
Shame is hard to shake. It is a felt experience. In order to overcome it you need to let the truth of your forgiveness calm you and return you to peace and joy. When you feel shame, your body is lying to you. So you need to practice “feeling” the truth. Picture your self being shamed by someone. It feels bad but let your body feel it. As you feel it deeply, start to think of Christ dying on the cross for you. Picture Him looking at you from the Cross saying to you, “I am doing this so you will not have to feel shame. I love you!” Say, “There is no shame in Christ. Jesus loves me and forgives me. I feel peace and joy.” As you meditate on this you will start to feel the shame dissipate and your stomach, chest, and head return to normal. Do this several times and begin to realize that shame is a body “lie” from the past and that forgiveness and peace is the way you should feel.
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