Here is a devotion to start your day!
Also available now at Power, Love & Miracles:
Hidden Heroes of the Bible: The Empty Tomb. Chapters 16-17, Conclusion
Faithful Without a Name. The Bible Unplugged podcast, episode 76
You’ve just spent 31 days standing in the shadows with some of Scripture’s most overlooked people.
You’ve watched midwives say “no” to a king and “yes” to God.
You’ve stood beside a big sister in the reeds and a widow with an empty jar.
You’ve walked with a boy carrying a small lunch and a woman reaching for the fringe of a robe.
You’ve sat in sewing rooms, upper rooms, prison cells, and ordinary homes where the Holy Spirit quietly went to work.
And somewhere along the way, I hope you began to sense it:
This isn’t just their story.
It’s yours, too.
Looking Back: What These Heroes Have Shown Us
If you read carefully, the pattern is hard to miss.
God loves to work through people who:
Don’t feel impressive.
Don’t see the whole plan.
Who often feel tired, afraid, or unsure.
And say “yes” anyway.
A servant girl in a foreign house, a craftsman in a dusty tent, a businesswoman by a river, a caregiver by a bedside, a coworker whispering prayers no one hears—each became a doorway for God’s grace simply by offering what they had where they were.
You’ve seen that heroism in the kingdom is usually not loud. It’s rooted and local. It looks like:
Staying when it would be easier to leave.
Speaking up when it would be safer to be silent.
Giving when it would be more comfortable to keep.
Serving when there’s no applause.
Praying when no one else knows you’re praying.
The world rarely celebrates these things. Heaven does.
Seeing With New Eyes
My prayer is that you now read the Bible—and your own life—with softer, clearer eyes.
When you open Scripture, you’ll start watching for the people at the edges of the story: servants, widows, artisans, unnamed neighbors. You’ll ask, “What is God doing through that person?” And you’ll know that if He worked through them, He can work through you.
When you walk through your day, you’ll begin to recognize hidden heroes around you:
The nursery worker at church.
The friend who always checks in on the quiet ones.
The coworker who absorbs tension instead of spreading it.
The neighbor who quietly keeps the street connected.
The older believer who stays after service to listen.
Instead of assuming you’re the only “ordinary” one, you’ll see that you belong to an entire fellowship of unassuming saints.
And slowly, you’ll start to believe what the gospel has been saying all along: you are one of them.
Living as an Unassuming Hero
So, what now? What do you do with these 31 days?
You don’t need to chase big moments. You don’t need to manufacture a “heroic” calling. You don’t need to reinvent your entire life.
You simply begin where you are.
You ask, perhaps each morning:
“Lord, in my actual life today—in my home, my work, my church, my neighborhood—what is one small, faithful thing You’re inviting me to do?”
Then you watch and respond:
A phone call you’ve been putting off.
A meal for someone who is grieving.
A word of encouragement to someone overlooked.
An act of integrity when cutting corners would be easy.
A quiet prayer for the person who irritates you most.
A simple “yes” to serve in a hidden way.
These are not extras. This is how the kingdom comes… on earth, as it is in heaven.
When You Feel Too Small or Too Tired
You will have days when these stories feel far away.
You’ll feel more like the paralyzed man than the friend carrying the mat. More like the one in the cistern than the one holding the rope. More like the hungry crowd than the boy with the lunch.
On those days, remember:
Unassuming heroes are not superhuman. They are deeply human people who rely on a more-than-enough God.
You are allowed to be tired. You are allowed to have questions. You are allowed to ask for help, to lean on others, to rest in Jesus’ arms instead of trying to be strong all the time.
Sometimes your most faithful act is simply this: “I can’t do everything today, Lord… but I can do the next loving thing. Help me do that.”
And that, too, is heroism in His eyes.
A Closing Blessing
Let these words be spoken over you as you close this book:
Be rooted in the truth that you are seen by God,
even when no one else notices what you do.
Stand in the quiet courage of the midwives, the widows, the servants, and the friends,
knowing that the same Spirit who filled them lives in you.
Walk through your ordinary days carrying Christ into every room,
bringing His kindness to hallways, kitchens, offices, hospital rooms, and checkout lines.
Receive your life—not someone else’s—as the holy ground
where God has prepared good works for you to walk in.
Release the pressure to be spectacular.
Embrace the call to be faithful.
Live as the hidden hero God handcrafted you to be,
until the day when all that was done in secret love
is brought into the light of His joy.
If, someday, someone were to write your story in just a few verses, what would they say?
“They were full of quiet courage.”
“They stayed.”
“They gave.”
“They prayed.”
“They loved.”
That will be enough.
The One who called you, sees you, and walks with you already delights in the hero He is shaping you to be.
This work is freely shared. If it nourishes your life with God, you’re welcome to help sustain it.