Evangelist Billy Sunday used to tell a story about a Christian who got a job in a lumber camp whose workers had a reputation for being ungodly. A friend, hearing that the man had been hired, said to him, "If those lumberjacks ever find out you're a Christian, you're going to be in for a hard time!"

After a year, the man decided to return home for a visit. While in town, he met the friend who had predicted that he would receive ridicule and persecution from the workers in the lumber camp. "Well," asked the friend, "did they give you a hard time because you're a Christian?"

"Oh, no, not at all," the man replied. "They didn't give me a bit of trouble--they never even found out!"

I wonder how many believers are like that? Their family, neighbors, and co-workers who are not believers are completely unaware of their relationship to Christ. These undercover Christians never do or say anything to give evidence of their identification with Him.

The Lord wants us as His followers to live for Him openly and to confess Him before others so that there is absolutely no question about our allegiance. Being a Christian should never be kept secret!  — Richard De Haan