Shame is the sense of guilt and unworthiness that we feel when we accept condemnation from the devil. This makes it difficult to trust in God’s love and desire to help us in time of need. We will be tempted to feel shameful for sins we have committed. Also, if we were told as children that situations were our fault, we can struggle with shame as adults. When we confess and repent, God promises to forgive our sins, and He no longer remembers them! If He chooses not to remember our sins, then we can walk free from guilt. Read this meditation out loud, thinking deeply and with gratefulness for our freedom from shame. There is an instrumental link below if you would enjoy music while meditating.
Romans 5:5: – “And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.”
God, Your love sets me free from the shame of my past. Holy Spirit, fill my heart with the love of God. I refuse all thoughts of guilt and unworthiness.
Psalm 31:1 – “In You, O Lord, I put my trust; let me never be ashamed; deliver me in Your righteousness.”
I am trusting You to free me from shame as I put my confidence in Your forgiveness. You maintain my righteous cause for freedom from guilt. You see me covered in the blood of Jesus.
Psalm 32:5 – “I acknowledged my sin to You, and my iniquity I have not hidden. I said, ‘I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,’ and You forgave the iniquity of my sin.”
I do not have to keep my sin hidden from You, Father. As I confess my sins, You are faithful and just to forgive me and cleanse me from all unrighteousness.
Psalm 103:12 – “As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.”
Father, when I am tempted to feel guilty, I will trust that You have removed my transgressions and remember them no more. When my heart tells me I’m unworthy, You remind me that You are greater than my heart!
Isaiah 61:7 – “Instead of your shame, you shall have double honor, and instead of confusion, they shall rejoice in their portion. Therefore, in their land, they shall possess double; everlasting joy
shall be theirs.”
Instead of shame and confusion, You promise that I can possess double honor and everlasting joy! Your Word is building me up and giving me my inheritance. I resist every thought of guilt and double mindedness.
Hebrews 8:12 – “For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.”
Your mercies are new to me every morning. You never give me what I deserve. My sins, You remember no more! Thank You Father!
Jeremiah 29:11 – “For I know the thoughts I have towards you; thoughts to do you good and not evil, to give you a hope and an expected end.”
You are not upset with me. You have plans of good and not evil towards me. You desire to give me a confident expectation of Your salvation in every area of my life.
Hebrews 10:22 – “…let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.”
When I repent and confess my sins, my heart is cleansed and relieved from a guilty conscience. Father, I can then come boldly before Your throne for help in time of need.
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