Contemplative Bible Reading

Jeremiah 6:15 (New Living Translation)

Are they ashamed of their disgusting actions?
Not at all—they don’t even know how to blush!

blush: verb, develop a pink tinge in the face from embarrassment or shame.

The prophet is relaying the words of God to the people. The people have been performing disgusting acts. Their reaction? Nothing. No shame, no embarrassment, nothing.

There are various passages in the Bible that speak of hearts that have been seared, burned so much that the flesh has become hard and brittle. This inability to be embarrassed reminds me of the seared hearts.

There are days when life is difficult. There are seasons when it is overwhelming. People do just about anything to survive. Long seasons of the survival lifestyle dull our memory of right, wrong, and shame.

Then there are times when life is good, but I am disgusting. Please God, please have me never lose the ability to blush in shame.