"For He [be]holdeth sin as sorrow and pain to His lovers, to whom He assigneth no blame, for love. The meed (praise, recompense) that we shall receive shall not be little, but it shall be high, glorious, and worshipful. And so shall shame be turned to worship and more joy."
Julian of Norwich (ch. 39)
God would never even allow a person to suffer through sin if He weren't going to reward that person later. God sees sin as suffering and anguish for a person. He hurts for all that we go through in the fallout from sin, even if it is our own fault that we sinned. He doesn't see us as evil reprobates; He just sees His hurting children and wants to make it up to us for all we have suffered from sin in this broken world! He wants to give a recompense to us for all that we have gone through suffering from sin. In heaven all that sin and all the wounds and pain we suffered from sin on earth are rewarded with bliss, life, honor and worship. Shame is literally turned into joy. And it is all because of the wonderful love and grace of God!
"The reward that wrong ways give is to die. But the gift which God gives is to live for ever. Christ Jesus our Lord has done this for us."
Romans 6:23 (WE)
A Prayer: Thank You for rewarding my sin not with shame, pain and death but with love, life and honor! You are truly a wonderful God of pure grace!