S – For whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

Mark 8:38 CSB

O – Commentary:

To be “ashamed” of Jesus is to reject Him (cf. 8:34–35a) and to retain allegiance to “this generation” because of unbelief and fear of the world’s contempt. In return, when Jesus comes in glory as the awesome Judge, He will refuse to claim those as His own (cf. Matt. 7:20–23; Luke 13:22–30), and they will experience shame

“Mark,” in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures

A – Do we associate more with what the world than with Christ?  We can boldly declare we love God but do our thoughts, words and actions align with the world?  We must align all of us with Him.  We must genuinely desire relationship with our God and allow that to be evident in every aspect of our lives.

R – Heavenly Father, you are faithful and true.  Please forgive us when our hearts and lives don’t align for you.  We surrender all of ourselves to you.  We are not ashamed of our relationship with Jesus and the gospel.