Redemptive Knowledge Protects from Shame

UV 1326/10,000 Redemptive Knowledge Protects from Shame
But Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.
Isaiah 45 v 17

Our greatest need is the need to be saved, the need for salvation, the need of everlasting life. We need to migrate to a world without end, a plane of existence where there is no more death, disease, pain, sorrow and shame. It is a deep seated need in the psyche and soul of every human being. If we stop struggling on our own strength and according to our own lights and instead rest and abide in the word of the Lord, we will indeed be saved forever. We will not be either ashamed or confused. Those who wait on the Lord or wait for the fulfilment of God’s promises will not be disappointed. Those who obey the commands of the Lord and wait for the just reward will not need to regret their lives. Most people are haunted by the secret fear that they would be put to shame if their deeds were exposed somehow.
While the Lord does not want us to be proud, egoistic, conceited or boastful, He does not want any of us to be ashamed. Worldly knowledge leads often to shame and confusion. Adam and Eve’s new knowledge of good and evil after the fall made them ashamed in the presence of the Lord. They sought to hide themselves. Personal knowledge of the Son of God Jesus redeems us from this fallen state. We will not be ashamed before God or man. We will not need to hide ourselves. We are His new creatures. We can bask in His glory and be covered by His clothes of salvation. The prodigal son while returning home was ashamed to meet his father. But the father adorned him with new clothes of salvation, with a signet ring of his authority, with new shoes to go places. The father celebrated his return. Likewise, we will be given new authority and beauty. He will enable us to go places. The son was confused about what he would do with the rest of his life. But the father clarified everything to him with his loving embrace.
The agape love of God manifested in Jesus will clarify our vision for our lives. We will discover the vision for our lives as well as the means to fulfil it. Whatever we sought before we believed and received Jesus into our hearts and lives, we sought in vain. But the Lord did not ask us to seek Him in vain. He will reveal Himself to us. His righteous word will be fulfilled. The hug and kisses with which the prodigal son was received are a symbol of acceptance and love of the Heavenly Father. The robes that the father gave his returning and repentant son were the symbol of his restoration from rags to riches, from sin to salvation. The signet ring was a symbol of power. We will have power not to be ashamed or defeated against every power of darkness on the earth. The shoes were a symbol of his new freedom and the responsibility and anointing He gives us to be His messengers, to carry His message to the rest of humanity. The fatted calf to be killed is a symbol of the Lamb of God who was slain to take away our shame and confusion. The celebration is the symbol of ever present joy that enables us to constantly thank and worship the Lord.
Prateep V Philip