Ezekiel 43

(March 9, 2015)

                We don’t often think of shame as a virtue.  But it seems clear that being ashamed is a virtue, based upon the clear words of this chapter.  This is an issue that is important to deal with, considering that we are approaching a point where we have almost completely lost our sense of shame.

                That being said, there is productive and unproductive shame.  Some shame draws us back to the Lord – we see ourselves as the unworthy and fallen creatures we are and we turn to Him to give us strength and to heal us.  Other shame (the same word but a different concept) causes us to isolate ourselves – as Satan said, this shame is nothing more than him telling us ‘quick, hide!’