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A key to hearing God’s voice is to know that there is no shame on any of us. Love is the foundation for hearing God’s voice. He speaks to us because He loves us. His voice doesn’t condemn us. His voice frees us from all condemnation. If we believe in Jesus, we will not be put to shame (Rom. 10:11; Isa. 28:16).
Romans 10:11 For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.”
Isaiah 28:16 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: “Behold, I lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; whoever believes will not act hastily.
Jesus came to take our shame off us and to graft us into the family tree of God’s love. He came so that we would not choose a path of shame. He came so that we would choose the path of being loved by God. When we choose the path of being loved God, we don’t act hastily. His love makes us unshakeable, and we don’t choose anything that is less than His love in our lives. It is His love that empowers us to choose His path of life. It is not the fear of sin that empowers us to choose the path of life, but a revelation of God’s love.
Jeremiah 17:7 “Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, and whose hope is the LORD. 8 For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, which spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes; but its leaf will be green, and will not be anxious in the year of drought, nor will cease from yielding fruit.
Jesus came that we might trust our Heavenly Father. He came that we would know the love of God. He came that we would know the truth, and the truth would make us free. The truth is not how bad sin is, but how good the Lord is. Jesus came that we would be planted in a firm relationship with God in all things. It is for this reason that leaders lead.
Religion often emphasizes the sins of humanity and therefore seeks to put shame upon those who are bound to the error of sin. Jesus came to break the chains and shackles that bound us to the shame that is attached to sin. Shame belongs on sin, but God desires to free all sinners from the shame of sin. Sin is a disconnection from God, who is life. It is not our job to point to sin. Our role is to love those who are being freed from every shame of sin.
Prophecy is not meant to reveal man’s sin. It is given to reveal God’s love. Our objective must never be to condemn or judge others with words of guilt or shame. God wants to speak, but His words are words of life! It is the love of God that breaks the power of sin. It is not the condemnation of sin that frees men. Sin is already condemning, and sin is already condemned. To attach to it is to attach to condemnation. Jesus frees us from our attachment to sin. He frees us from our attachment to death. This is the testimony of God’s love. As leaders, we must keep a right focus for the sake of those we lead. Our focus must be upon the love of God, not the hate of sin.
If we hate sin more than we love people, there is something wrong in our focus. Our hate for sin must be rooted in our love for people, not our desire to see things made right. Sin kills sinners, this is why we want to see people set free from all sin. Sin is a disconnect from God. It is a disconnect from the true inheritance of life that only God can give. It is for this reason we invite people to a relationship with God in all things. It is in Christ that they will find all freedom from every shame. It is for the love of God and for the love of God’s children that leaders lead.
Food For Thought,
Ted J. Hanson
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