When God Says …
“For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels.” (Luke 9:26 KJV).
In this passage the Lord Jesus emphasizes that being “ashamed” of Him and His Words is rejection of Him and His finished work of grace on the cross. This is warning those who, with conscious intent, are ashamed of Him and reject Him as their Savior, and His sacrifice, after hearing the truth of His message of grace. Yes, grace, that is His undeserved favor or gift of salvation, healing and well-being. This matter of being ashamed is not referring to believers who fall short and fail to live up to their faith in moments of tests and trials in this world. Believers, in their failures, can run into the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ who is full of grace, and be restored like Peter was when he failed.
The core aspect of being ‘unashamed’ is in believing right. It is neither an act of performing the demands of the law, nor doing righteous deeds by self-effort. Rather, it is total dependence on the Lord’s supply of grace by faith in Christ Jesus. Failure to rest in His grace, the Son of Man shall be ashamed of him and all of them who are ashamed of Him and His words.
The Lord’s being ashamed becomes His divine judgement on them who are ashamed of Him, when the Son of Man comes in His own glory and the Father’s glory and of the holy angels. Then, this divine judgement is meted self-ordained by and on them who are ashamed of Him and His Words. Scriptures declare this truth: ““For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.” (John 3:16-19 ESV).
And I say, AMEN!
Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries
When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.
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