16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is
the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also
to the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith,
as it is written, "The righteous shall live by faith." ~ (Romans
1:16-17, ESV)
Satan is intimidated by those who seek Christ
that he sometimes tries to disgrace them when they start to understand God and take
His Word seriously. The Satan and his workers plant seeds of skepticism associated
with truthfulness and the anxiety when identified as Christian fanatic. Satan
wants nothing less than for those of us who believe in Christ to be compunctious
and embarrassed when we try to live our lives for our Savior. Satan wants us to
live an unassuming life not proclaiming that His Word as factual and the gospel.
There is no contriteness when we stand for Christ and His authority. Our faithfulness
declares His character.
What we need to ashamed of is our sin and the
wretched consequence of not following Christ Word, while rejecting His
direction of living a wise existence. Embarrassment captures us in our egoistical
life style. Our lives are liberated by unselfish mercy to those around us. Our Lord
Jesus Christ does not look to inspire us out of shame. Christ ingrains His
grace into our very souls for audacious actions. The Good News, of deliverance
in Jesus Christ enables us to boldly love all people. Our Father in Heavens power
is without shame and He enables us to proclaim His power without shame!
“For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in
this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be
ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.” (Mark
8:38, ESV).
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