FAITH CAPSULE: Enemy is the orchestration of shame in man’s life.

Genesis 3

Shame belongs to the enemy of God. Any believer that is living by the living word of the living God shall know no shame. Shame is the consequence of sinful act. Adam and Eve became ashamed and they hide from the presence of God because they violated God’s word. With command, God gave Adam and Eve a beautiful garden stating, “…Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” (Genesis 2:16-17) God’s command was violated when Adam and Eve disregard God’s command by eating from the tree of knowledge.
After their violation of God’s word, “…they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.” (Genesis 3:8) Hiding from the presence of God is the evidence of shame. In life, it is shame that will cause one to hide from the ground where one has been receiving and enjoying the blessings of God.
Adam and Eve’s shame denied their opening to God’s visitation because they have closed themselves with up with sin. With no doubt, sin is the consequence of shame.
As a believer, living by the word of God is certain to deny shame a place in one’s life. Today, allow word of God before and behind your steps because word of God is perfect to deliver progress in man’s life. God is true at His word and His word does not return void. Isaiah 55:11 buttressed God’s promise, “So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.” Pay attention to every word of God and God will attend to you in every walk of your life.
Adam and Eve failed to trust and hope God enough but failed to obey God’s word. When man fail to trust the word of God it shall lead to shame. Psalmist buttressed, “In You, O Lord, I put my trust; Let me never be put to shame.” (Psalm 71:1) It is not possible to be living in Gods command and answers as a vessel of shame. According to God’s word, shame belongs to ones who does not believe and serve God but other gods. Psalm 97:7 declared, “Let all be put to shame who serve carved images, who boast of idols. Worship Him, all you gods.”
As a believer by living life by God’s word shame shall not become a believer’s portion. Romans 10:11 said it “For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.”

Prayer for today: Ask God to enable you to constantly live life by His word.