Zephaniah 3:11
“In that day you will feel no shame
Because of all your deeds
By which you have rebelled against Me;
For then I will remove from your midst
Your proud, exulting ones,
And you will never again be haughty
On My holy mountain.
Shame is a funny thing. Those who have none even in light of their corrupt deeds are condemned by this same author (2:1). In this verse, however, God is telling us through the prophet Zephaniah that there is coming a day, even in the midst of wicked deeds, that a people will not have shame. We know that believers are told by Paul that we have no "condemnation". That means, because of the work of Christ on the cross we no longer have to stand condemned for our sin. But, that does not relieve us from shame. Shame is a an act of our conscious who knows we have done wrong. Shame can way us down, even in light of no more condemnation. Shame can be a good thing as it shows us that we are truly children of God. The Spirit can work in our hearts over our sin and show us our shame. Shame can't be relieved until God moves it totally away. In Romans 7 we see Paul struggle with "shame." The sin he didn't want to do he ended up doing and the good he wanted to do he didn't do. Shame can only be dealt with by a Merciful God. There is a day coming that we will feel NO SHAME. What a great day when God takes us away and removes not only the penalty of sin but he pain of sin.
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