The Disturbing Gospel: Day Five
Day 5: The Choice Before Us
Devotional
Today, the Gospel presses a choice into your hands. You can continue clinging to the things that promise security but deliver anxiety, or you can cling to Christ and discover the freedom your heart has been searching for all along. This choice isn't always easy because our idols feel so familiar, so necessary. Like a security blanket we've carried since childhood, they feel like part of who we are. The thought of letting go can feel terrifying. But here's what we often miss: we're not being asked to let go and grab nothing. We're being invited to let go of fool's gold so we can take hold of real treasure. Jesus is the treasure worth losing everything to gain. He's the pearl of great price, the hidden treasure in the field. When we truly see His worth—His perfect love, His unshakeable faithfulness, His complete acceptance of us—letting go of our idols doesn't feel like loss anymore. It feels like freedom. Maybe today you're feeling the weight of trying to control something that's beyond your control. Maybe you're exhausted from trying to earn something you already have in Christ. Maybe you're anxious about losing something that was never meant to be your ultimate security anyway. The beautiful truth is that you don't have to keep clutching the thing that's destroying you. You don't have to be enslaved to what cannot satisfy you. Christ is holding out His hands, offering you something infinitely better. The question is: will you let go and take hold of Him? May letting go of our idols not feel like duty but pure joy because of the freedom we know it brings.
And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve,
whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River,
or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell.
But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
- Joshua 24:15
Reflection Question
What specific step can you take today to loosen your grip on an idol and tighten your grip on Christ? Quote Jesus is the treasure worth losing everything to gain.
Prayer
Lord Jesus, I choose You today over every other treasure. Give me the courage to let go of the things I've been clinging to and the faith to trust that You are better than anything I might lose. Help me to find my joy in You alone. Amen.