WEEK 2 — DAY 3 — "SHAME ENTERED THE STORY”
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DAY 3 — Shame Entered the Story
Reading: Genesis 3:7–10
Teaching:
The first emotional reaction to sin wasn’t guilt—it was shame.
Guilt says, “I did something wrong.” Shame says, “There is something wrong with me.”
Shame makes you hide. Shame makes you cover yourself. Shame makes you run from the very God who can restore you.
Adam and Eve tried to clothe themselves with fig leaves—temporary coverings that crumble under pressure.
We still use modern “fig leaves” today:
performance
perfectionism
possessions
religion
image management
But none of these can cover shame. Only God’s covering does.
Shame is the internal distortion that keeps people from stepping back into the Kingdom mandate.
It disqualifies what God has qualified.
But Christ came to remove our shame and clothe us in righteousness.
The writer of Hebrews declares: “For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God” (Hebrews 12:2).
Paul adds: “God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God” (2 Corinthians 5:21).
What Christ Restored:
Honor instead of shame — you are qualified, chosen, set apart
Righteousness instead of guilt — His righteousness, not your performance
Boldness instead of hiding — confident access to the Father’s presence
Identity rooted in grace — you are who God says you are, not who shame says you are
How to Put On the New Man:
1. Stop covering yourself — Bring the shame into the light. Tell God exactly where you feel disqualified. He already knows—He’s waiting for you to stop hiding.
2. Receive His covering — You cannot clothe yourself in righteousness. It’s a gift. Stop trying to earn it. Receive it.
3. Walk in your new identity — When shame whispers, “You’re not worthy,” answer back: “I am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus.” Say it until you believe it.
Reflection: Where has shame caused you to hide, minimize your calling, or withdraw from God?
Activation: Declare this out loud:
“I renounce shame over [name the specific area]. Jesus bore my shame on the cross. I am clothed in His righteousness. I refuse to let shame disqualify what God has qualified. I am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. I walk in honor, not shame. I am bold, not hidden.”
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