[SIZE=medium]“Leaving The Shackles Of Shame”[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]By Zach Wood[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]2 Corinthians 5:17[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]This week, I have been thinking so much about people who are buried in a past of shame, whatever that shame may be. There are people hurting from past mistakes and also from past things that happened to them and have not gotten past those hurts and allowed Christ to renew them and restore them. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]As a new pastor, I hear a lot of conversations about people and their past hurts and shame. It saddens me that so many people live in this shame and never find hope from it. I am so thankful that Jesus Christ offers hope and restoration that nothing in this world can compare to or offer. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Paul says in this passage that if we are in Christ, we are a New Creation! We aren’t shackled anymore by the past that tries to haunt us. We have a new life in Him. But many people shy away from letting Christ heal that pain and help them move on. They’ve done too many things to receive forgiveness and it’s not possible for them to come back and recover. But that couldn’t be any further from the truth. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Jesus Christ offers forgiveness and the chance to be restored and renewed. Whatever your past may be and however you may be hurting, Jesus Christ can and will make you a New Creation! You don’t have to live in the shackles of shame anymore. He will remove those shackles, but you must let Him. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Many people say they don’t deserve to be released or forgiven. And the truth is no one does. But Jesus gives us what we don’t deserve and offers that real hope and healing from the shackles of shame.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]My prayer is that anyone who reads this will be reminded that God offers a true life of restoration and healing. Maybe it’s a past addiction or some hurt that you experienced that you cannot move on from or heal from. Are you willing to receive that healing from the past?[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Allow Jesus Christ to break through and remove your shackles of shame.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]By Zach Wood[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]2 Corinthians 5:17[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]This week, I have been thinking so much about people who are buried in a past of shame, whatever that shame may be. There are people hurting from past mistakes and also from past things that happened to them and have not gotten past those hurts and allowed Christ to renew them and restore them. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]As a new pastor, I hear a lot of conversations about people and their past hurts and shame. It saddens me that so many people live in this shame and never find hope from it. I am so thankful that Jesus Christ offers hope and restoration that nothing in this world can compare to or offer. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Paul says in this passage that if we are in Christ, we are a New Creation! We aren’t shackled anymore by the past that tries to haunt us. We have a new life in Him. But many people shy away from letting Christ heal that pain and help them move on. They’ve done too many things to receive forgiveness and it’s not possible for them to come back and recover. But that couldn’t be any further from the truth. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Jesus Christ offers forgiveness and the chance to be restored and renewed. Whatever your past may be and however you may be hurting, Jesus Christ can and will make you a New Creation! You don’t have to live in the shackles of shame anymore. He will remove those shackles, but you must let Him. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Many people say they don’t deserve to be released or forgiven. And the truth is no one does. But Jesus gives us what we don’t deserve and offers that real hope and healing from the shackles of shame.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]My prayer is that anyone who reads this will be reminded that God offers a true life of restoration and healing. Maybe it’s a past addiction or some hurt that you experienced that you cannot move on from or heal from. Are you willing to receive that healing from the past?[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Allow Jesus Christ to break through and remove your shackles of shame.[/SIZE]
