Ps 83:16
Fill their faces with shame;
that they may seek thy name, O Lord.
This is a prayer that the psalmist is praying about his enemies. We get a glimpse of the heart that the Lord has for His enemies. The shame that is desired is shame that produces a seeking. The Lord will use shame in people’s lives to bring them to a place where regrets lead to repentance, embarrassment leads to embracing and consequences lead to commitment. The shame that the Lord allows is good for us. It speaks of a conscience touched by a holy God and when we begin to sense shame we begin to sense surrender. Shame can be our friend when it produces this sort of looking up and purposed pursuit of God. Whether it is our enemies or we ourselves, may the shame associated with evil actions produce the response of seeking God and His ways. Oh Lord, it is You that mankind needs and no matter how evil others have been to us or we, towards you, let shame work a work of humility and dependence upon You.
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