Doing what is right in the sight of God comes at a cost in a world that rejects God’s will and ways. Every Jesus-follower is called to align with the righteous will of God. We are to consecrate ourselves privately and inwardly, and we are to ensure that what is inside of us also flows outside of us. In the life of Gideon, God called the young man to go public with his allegiance to God by tearing down the false altar in his town. We cheer Gideon…but the people around him wanted him dead for making a stand that caused a mess. This conflict between Gideon and the people around him resulted in Gideon being publicly rebranded. His new name merged seamlessly with his new pathway in God’s Kingdom. Gideon risked it all for loyalty and obedience, and his decision defined the next forty years in the nation of Israel.