You're already holding something important

Dear friend.

There’s a moment most of us have experienced - someone presses a spare key into your hand and something shifts. You’re not just holding metal. You’re holding their trust. And without anyone saying a word, you know: don’t let them down.

That moment is exactly where I started this week’s devotional, because I’ve been sitting with a passage from Isaiah that most people skip straight past. It’s Isaiah 22:22 - God speaking about a man called Eliakim, a steward placed in charge of the royal household. Not a king. Not a warrior. A trusted servant. And God chose him - not because he was impressive, but because he was faithful.

Here’s the thing that got me: when Jesus handed Peter the keys of the kingdom in Matthew 16, he was directly echoing those words. Every Jewish listener would have heard the connection immediately. This wasn’t a new idea. It was the completion of a very old one - God entrusting his purposes to ordinary, faithful people.

And that thread hasn’t broken. It runs all the way to you and me.

Your faithfulness in the unnoticed places - tending a friendship, showing up at work with integrity, holding a responsibility with care when no one’s watching - that’s not a footnote to kingdom work. It is kingdom work.

One tiny step for today: think of one thing God has placed in your hands. Hold it with a little more intentionality. Pray this simple prayer: Lord, help me to be faithful with what you’ve given me today.

That’s enough.

Watch the full 5-minute devotional here:

Grace and peace.

Rob

Read this week’s devotionals here - https://open.substack.com/pub/battledrilldevotional/p/you-already-have-the-key-seven-days?r=643q6o&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true