Embarrassment

        Are you easy to be embarrassed by other? Are others embarrassed by your actions? I was thinking about the word and how it has affected me in past years. The meaning, according to the dictionary, is “to cause to experience a state of self-conscious distress. Some people may be embarrassed by my actions. When you reach 80 years old, you may do things that are an embarrassment to others. I used to sing to the residents at a retirement community where I worked. I would sing “Happy Birthday” in a rather loud manner with an imitation of an opera singer. People there thought it was great. So, I went on to look for people who had birthday balloons at a restaurant. When I saw them, I would go up and ask about the birthday person, their name, and if it was okay to sing to them. All of them always said,”yes.” So, I let go in my imitation opera voice and sang to the top of my lungs. No one through tomatoes or mad any negative comments, so I have sung “Happy Birthday” in about a dozen restaurants in our area. I used to worry about embarrassment when I was younger especially the day after I was saved and my pastor wanted me to give my testimony at church the following weekend. I had been in that church for about 3 years, working in numerous capacities and now I was going to announce my my new birth to them. Matthew 7:21-23 says, “ Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.  Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?  And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.”

       People may sometimes worry about embarrassment to the point that they don't want to come to the Lord Jesus Christ as it would be an embarrassment to their friends and neighbors and perhaps, even to their own family. The above passage from the Bible presents the most embarrassing situation that one could even encounter. The scent unfolds at the Great White Throne judgment and you suddenly find yourself standing there in front of the Lord Jesus Christ and perhaps you are thinking that this is a great mistake. You shouldn't be there. You try to come up with all of the excuses you can about why you should not be there, but you hear the words, “...I never knew you: depart from me ye that work iniquity.” Talk about embarrassing times. You will try to come up with all of the works that you ever did but He says, “Depart from me...” The scene depicts the story of so many people in the world today. In their eyes, they are good and surely they are headed for heaven, but they end up at the wrong judgment in their eyes. Where will you be the most embarrassed; confessing your sin today or trying to proclaim your innocence at the Great White Throne? Salvation has been made possible today and the proclamation has been made by Christ Himself through the ages via the witness of believer, the printed page and through film, radio, television and the internet. There is no excuse for one in this country and in this society for not hearing the message and responding to it. To refuse the offer of salvation today will lead to the most embarrassing scene ever. Praise God for His message of eternal life.