Guilt, shame, and condemnation are the unholy trinity that can wreak havoc and shipwreck our souls. Guilt is associated with things we do, while shame is the idea that we are wrong. Condemnation is what is deserved because of both. They bombard us with messages that keep us focused on things we’ve done wrong or wrongs done to us, which leaves us to either try and justify ourselves or blame others, all the while causing us to have a mind set on sin rather than a mind set on our Savior.
No amount of our doing can overcome this onslaught, but by God’s doing we are already victorious. The gospel does not tell us that we never do or did wrong, but that we are totally forgiven of it, once and for all. The gospel does not tell us that we never were wrong, but that we have been made new and are totally righteous, called saints. The gospel does not tell us that we did not deserve condemnation but that in Christ, there is no condemnation! That unholy trinity is no match for the Holy Trinity, that by grace has given us a redemption of our past, a victory in our present, and the hope of assurance for our future! Dear child of God, know today that your soul is anchored in Jesus and rest in all He has secured for you!
This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast