Readiness
God called to him…and he said, ’Here I am’ —Exodus 3:4
When
God speaks, many of us are like people in a fog, and we give no answer. Moses’
reply to God revealed that he knew where he was and that he was ready.
Readiness means having a right
relationship to God and having the knowledge of where we are. We are so
busy telling God where we would like to go. Yet, the man or woman who is ready
for God and His work is the one who receives the prize when the summons comes.
We wait with the idea that some great opportunity or something sensational will
be coming our way, and when it does come, we are quick to cry out, "Here I am." Whenever we sense
that Jesus Christ is rising up to take authority over some great task, we are
there, but we are not ready for some
obscure duty.
Readiness
for God means that we are prepared to do the smallest thing or the largest
thing— it makes no difference. It
means we have no choice in what we want to do, but that whatever God’s plans
may be, we are there and ready. Whenever any duty presents itself, we hear
God’s voice, as our Lord heard His Father’s voice, and we are ready for it with
the total readiness of our love for Him. Jesus Christ expects to do with us
just as His Father did with Him. He can put us wherever He wants, in pleasant duties or in menial ones,
because our union with Him is the same as His union with the Father. ". . . that they may be one just as We
are one . . ."
Be
ready for the sudden surprise visits of God. A ready person never needs to get ready— he is ready. Think of the time
we waste trying to get ready once God has called! The burning bush is a symbol
of everything that surrounds the person who is ready, and it is on fire with
the presence of God Himself.
Taken from My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers.
copyright 1935 by Dodd Mead &
Ready to take from the Master’s hand all things, both good
and ill;
Willing in highest place to stand, or lowliest nook to fill;
Ready to serve though you “were not asked;” willing to step
aside;
Scorning no small or lowly task; fearing nothing but pride;
Ready to pray, and ready to love, ready to serve and give;
Ready to honor the Lord above each
moment that you live.
Esther M.
Peterson