# 516 - Today's Du-votional comes from: Mr 8:38 "For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels."
Haunting words from Jesus. How many times have you been ashamed of Jesus and His words? Like Peter, in his time of denial, you were too afraid of what people might think or say about you when you had the opportunity to bring Jesus or His truth into a situation with unbelievers.
Well, before you beat yourself to death over your lack of courage, or worse yet, imagine that there is no hope for you, remember that Peter was forgiven for his lack of courage and restored.
The shame that Jesus is speaking of here is that permanent rejection of Him as your Lord and Savior. Jesus isn't talking about those Peter-like moments of weakness in our lives. He is talking about out and out rejection of Him and His words. As He said in Joh 12:48 "He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him--the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day.”
The fact that you are even bothered by those moments of being ashamed speaks mounds about your desire to be with Jesus. Confess your moments of weakness as sin, receive His forgiveness and press on!
Father, I can't count the number of times that I have publicly denied Jesus, and I am overwhelmed by the thought that You know them all, yet, You aren't counting. Thank You for Your undeserved loving kindness and faithfulness.
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