He Will Not Make You Ashamed

Text: Romans 10:11 – For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

PTMC, today I want to remind you of a powerful truth that sometimes gets buried under our fears, doubts, and past mistakes.

The Word declares:Whosoever believeth on Him shall not be ashamed.

That means if you put your trust in Jesus, He will not embarrass you. He will not let you down, and He will not put you to shame.

People may walk away, they may close some doors in your face, but God will not let your faith in Him, return back empty.

Turn to your neighbor and say: Neighbor, He will not make you ashamed.

And I don’t know about you, but I believe in Him.

My faith is in Him.

I trust His Word.

He is my source.

And because I stand on His promises.

Let me give you my first point and that is: Faith Anchors Us Beyond Shame.

The Apostle Paul was writing to the believers in Rome, many of whom were looked down upon.

Many of whom were despised by others.

Many of whom were treated with disdain, scorned and belittled.

And it was all because of their faith.

Understand this. To follow Jesus often meant ridicule, rejection, and persecution. But yet Paul declares that faith in Christ is not a gamble, but it is a guarantee.

Man may shame you for trusting God, but God will never shame you for trusting Him.

People may laugh at you when you step out on faith. But God will make where they are not laughing anymore, but they are wondering and scratching their heads.

Family may doubt when you say, “God will provide.

Friends may walk away when you say that you are a living testimony, and now they say that you are living to too holy now.

But when the dust settles, the same people who mocked you will see the hand of God lift you.

Is there anybody here that can witness that he has brought you out before?

You ought to shout, yes, He did.

Is there anybody here that believes that God can do it again?

Somebody ought to shout I know He will.

The Apostle Paul was writing to the believers in Rome, many of whom were looked down upon and was dejected and even rejected by society because of their faith.

In the same way, some people may see us today, they may criticize us, misunderstand us, or even dismiss us, simply because we choose to follow Christ.

When the Apostle Paul wrote to the believers in Rome, he wasn’t just writing a letter—he was speaking life into a people who were often looked down upon, in shame.

Watch this: Many of the citizens in Rome saw the Christians as weak, strange, and even foolish because of their faith in Jesus Christ.

They weren’t honored in society; they were marginalized, in other words they were being pushed to the edge, and when you have took all that you can stand, you will saying like popeye, I can’t stands no more. They were being ridiculed, and at times persecuted.

And my sisters and brothers things haven’t changed all that much. Some people may see us today the same way.

They may call us old-fashioned because we still pray.

They may think we’re foolish because we still believe in the power of the cross.

They may dismiss us because we put all of our trust, in a God we cannot see.

But Paul’s message then, is God’s message now: Whoever believes in Him will not be put to shame.

No matter what people may say.

No matter how they may see us, your faith is not in vain.

The world may look down on us, but God lifts us up.

The world may reject us, but God has already chosen us.

My 2nd Point is our Belief Connects Us to His Promises

The scripture says Whosoever believeth. That means it’s not about your last name, or who you are connected with, or your past mistakes. The invitation is wide open to whosoever.

Are there any whosoever’s in the house this morning?

Because we must know that our Faith is the bridge between your present struggle and God’s promised future.

And I know what shame is. Shame comes from depending on the wrong source, on people, on others money, or even your own strength.

But when your belief is rooted in Christ, He covers you, it carries you, and it completes the work in you.

I don’t know about you, but my belief is bigger than my shame.

I’m out of here when I tell you this, it’s my 3rd point and that is God can Turn your Shame into Testimony

Sometimes shame comes from what you’ve been through.