Luke 12:1-7
Meanwhile, when a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus began to speak first to his disciples, saying: “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known. What you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the roofs. I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear him who, after your body has been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him. Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
Jesus makes it very clear in scripture...many are called, but few are chosen. In this passage, the very few, the disciples, are contrasted with the many, the crowd of thousands. The few are walking in truth, but many are hypocrites. What makes someone a hypocrite, you might ask? It's someone who fears what people think more than they fear what God thinks. An attitude like that will cause us to want to please others by representing ourselves as someone we're really not. But don't worry, the hypocrite is always discovered, the truth will always come out. So, with God, the following seems like a conundrum for the believer: Fearing God allows us to live without fear. Fearing God allows us to be brave and courageous, to speak the truth in love, and to grow in the Lord Jesus Christ. Isn't that a great thought? So today, walk with Christ, talk about him to others, God knows you really are His child, now let everyone else know!
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