Prisoners of Hope 3 : Haunted by the Ghost of Guilt and Shame - Zechariah 3

When God does a new thing, which is definitely what the book of Zechariah is all about, it's not just a desirable future. What makes it amazing is that he releases us from the grip of a painful past. The grip of things like guilt and shame. Guilt is black and white, either we're guilty or not. But shame isn't so straightforward. Maybe it's something we did. Maybe it's what others did to us. Shame is very hard to uproot. It goes deep. You think you got, but it's like a weed. It just keeps showing up, it's tenacious, strong, and it follows us. It tells us there's something wrong with us. But God helps us with guilt, and he helps us with shame. When God does a new thing, it's a desirable future, and he releases us from a painful past. This is such a delightful thing. I want to look into Zechariah 3. In the end I called this sermon "Haunted by the Ghosts of Guilt and Shame", but we could also call it "When God Does a New Thing". Zechariah 3. What a remarkable chapter.Extra reading: Hebrews 7:26-28Preacher: Bill Dyck