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Hidden Acts of Love (v2)

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Be careful not to show off your good deeds In front of others just to be seen and praised If you do, that’s all the reward you’ll get No treasure waiting for you in heaven Your Father sees what’s done in secret He’s watching every quiet act of love Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven When you give to someone in need Don’t announce it with trumpets like the hypocrites They love the applause in the streets and synagogues They’ve already received their full reward But when you give, keep it quiet and low Let your left hand not know what your right hand does Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven When you pray, don’t stand on the corners shouting loud Like the hypocrites who love to be noticed They’ve got their reward in full already But you—go into your room, close the door Pray to your Father who is unseen He hears every whisper from the heart Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven The spotlight fades, the crowd moves on But what’s done in secret will last forever long No need for praise from human eyes Your Father sees and He will reward Live for His smile, not the world’s applause True worship rises from a hidden heart Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven Give in secret, pray in secret, love in secret too Your Father who sees everything you do Will reward you openly one glorious day When heaven’s light reveals what was hidden away Keep your heart pure, your motives true Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven

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Devotional & Insight

1. The Foundation (Introduction)

“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them.

If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.”

— Matthew 6:1

This is the central issue of the lyrics you have before you: hidden acts of love—the life that is lived before the eyes of God rather than before the eyes of men.

Jesus is dealing here with one of the most subtle and dangerous problems in the Christian life: the problem of motives. Not merely *what* we do, but *why* we do it. The song echoes and unfolds the words of Jesus in Matthew 6 about giving, praying, and living for the Father’s reward rather than man’s applause.

The spiritual principle is this:

You can live for the praise of men

Or you can live for the reward of the Father

You cannot live for both

And Jesus states it with absolute clarity: if your motive is to be seen, admired, and praised by people, *that* is your reward. You receive it now. There will be nothing waiting for you in heaven concerning that action.

So we are dealing with an issue that touches:

Our relationship with the Father

Our eternal reward

The purity of our hearts

The reality (or hypocrisy) of our worship

Let us look at what the Word of God says.

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2. The Historical & Biblical Context

Matthew 6 is in the middle of the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5–7), the greatest recorded sermon of Jesus. He is teaching His disciples what true righteousness looks like in contrast to the outward, religious, performance-based righteousness of the Pharisees.

### Who Is Speaking?

Jesus, the Son of God, the Messiah, is addressing primarily His disciples, but with the crowds listening. He is not speaking to pagans but to people who already pray, already give, already fast. He is not condemning *the acts* themselves—He is exposing the *motives* behind them.

### What Was the Situation?

In first-century Judaism:

Almsgiving (giving to the poor),

Prayer,

And fasting

were considered the three chief expressions of piety. They were good, biblical practices. But in the hands of the religious elite, they had become tools for self-glory.

They would give publicly, in ways that drew attention.

They would pray in prominent places, with long, showy prayers.

They would fast with gloomy faces so that everyone would notice.

Jesus confronts this system head-on.

Matthew 6:1–6 (selected):

> “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

> So when you give to the needy,

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