Daily Devotion

What do you worry about? What keeps you up at night? What causes that unsettled feeling in your stomach?

Weekend Recharge!

Weekend Recharge!

Did you know that in the United States, there are more self-storage units than Starbucks, McDonald's, Dunkin Donuts, and Pizza Hut locations combined?[1] Americans rent millions of square feet just to store their stuff—stuff they aren’t using and don’t even need. 

Today’s passage reminds us that nothing will stay hidden forever. God knows our hearts. When we live pretentiously, we become unsettled and ineffective in kingdom work. So Jesus gives three crucial instructions to keep us grounded: Nothing remains hidden. Fear God, not people. Stand with him.

Suppose you invited Jesus to your home for dinner tonight. He is a busy man, and crowds gather wherever he goes to see and hear him. Yet, to your surprise, he accepts your invitation!

People who are determined not to believe in God will always ask for one more sign, one more question answered, and one more issue settled. Their focus is not on the Person of Jesus but on signs and spectacles. It is their pride that keeps them at a distance from Jesus and delays or deters their moment of surrender to him.

If you had to summarize the believer’s response to God’s Word in two words, what would they be? It all comes down to practical application—so simple, yet so eternally profound. Today’s passage ends with the answer to our question, but first we need to set the context.

Weekend Recharge!