Romans 7:24–25
“What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God's law, but in my sinful nature a slave to the law of sin.”
Understanding this passage
Paul voices the cry shame often uses, then immediately thanks God for a Rescuer. Wretchedness is not the last sentence.
Why this verse helps
Shame stops at 'I am wretched.' The gospel continues: God delivers you through Jesus.
A prayer for you
Jesus, I feel wretched. Thank You that You deliver me. Take my shame. Amen.