Don't Keep God A Secret

Don't Keep God A Secret "In the same way let your light shine before men." Matthew 5:16 There was a little boy that brought his dog to school for show and tell, as well as all the other children. Many of the dogs the other children had brought were pure bred dogs, and some of them had won blue ribbons in several dog shows. Their dogs had their papers and all the ribbons they had won, and some children even had brought pictures of their dogs that were published in the newspaper. The little boy was surprised at the stories the other children were telling about their dogs, and the awards they had won. His dog did not have any papers or had never been in a dog show, as he was dropped off near his house, by someone who didn't want him anymore, and he had taken him in and rescued him. He was simply a mongrel dog, and he didn't even know what breed he was. When the teacher asked him about his dog, the little boy said, “Well, he’s a police dog.” The other students said, “He doesn’t look like a police dog.” The little guy replied, “He’s in the secret service.” I’m afraid there are many so called Christians who are in the secret service, as unless you saw them coming out the door of the church on Sunday morning you would never know they are a Christian. Today I want to ask you if you are in the secret service. You can tell if you are, if you are ashamed to keep your Bible open on your desk at work? If you are ashamed to bow your head in the cafeteria to pray before you have lunch with your friends? If you are ashamed to invite people to go to church with you, or better still invite them to accept Jesus Christ as their savior? Are you ashamed of the One who died for you? God does not want you to go under cover, and keep your identity hidden. He wants you to openly let everyone know and see your devotion to Him. He wants you to be the light to the world, so everyone will know He is your God. Robert W. Brock My Daily Devotional Volume Seven August 1