In my life I have done more things to be ashamed of than can be numbered; every sin I have committed is cause for shame. Do I feel the shame I should? No. My greatest shame is that sometimes I feel no shame at all. How often have I brought shame on others, on my family, on the church, on some of my dear brethren? But, and I bless God for this, there is something I will never be ashamed of. I will not be ashamed of the gospel, for that is where God reveals his righteousness, his righteousness as God, and the way he makes sinners righteous by the substitutionary satisfying death of his Son. This gospel is the power of God that brings faith and turns a soul against himself to trust the Lord Jesus alone.

Because of this gospel I will never be brought to shame before God almighty at the judgment. The word of God plainly says; “whosoever believes on him shall not be ashamed”. We believe Christ is the end of the law for righteousness, we believe this in our hearts; now who is he that condemns us? It is God who justified us, it is Christ who died, who rose again and now intercedes for us. How can we be ashamed or brought to shame before the throne of judgment?

One of the most blessed and amazing truths is that “God is not ashamed to be called our God” (Heb. 11:16). Yesterday God was not ashamed to be called our God, at this very moment, not tomorrow nor throughout eternity will he be ashamed to be called our God. He is the Lord and He changes not.