Be Ready

From: Oswald Chambers Devotionals

Exodus 3:4 "God called to him . . . . And he said, 'Here I am.'"

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.

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.

Be ready for the sudden surprise visits of God. A ready person never needs to get ready— he or she is ready.