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I am not ashamed

 


Romans 1:16  NLT  

For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the Gentile.


I am not ashamed.  


That is a powerful statement.  It can be about anything in life that we think about, talk about and have feelings about.  


Shame is a bad thing.  It keeps us held back, knocked down, tied up and unable to be who God intends for us to be.


So does being unashamed mean that we are free and have power?  I think that could be the case and more.  


Paul says he is unashamed of the Gospel because he knows it is the power of God.  Anything we are convinced about and even empowered by will be something we are not ashamed of.


Sunday we complete our study of the book of Romans at our church.  For all of this year we have been looking through the book that began with that theme and truth … I am not ashamed.  And that phrase is tied to our salvation, the gift of God that changed and is changing our lives.


I often wake up with a song on my mind.  It happened again today.


It is a song by Matthew West titled Unashamed and here is the chorus:


I'm unashamed

Of the gospel of Jesus Christ

And the truth that changed my life

For the name above all names

I'm unashamed

And I will live my faith out loud

Take a stand and stand my ground

For the One who took my shame

I'm unashamed


Go check out the song.  Powerful song that reminds us why we do not need shame but can be unashamed.  I encourage us with the last lines of the song as I close this e-devotion and encourage you for the weekend,,,


Lord, I will stand for You

I’ll tell the world about You, yeah

I’m unashamed

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