Ever-Near, Ever-Ready

If you've ever hosted a party, planned an event, chaired a committee – success was sweet but getting there wasn't quite so sweet: planning and preparation are killers!  Before all is said and done, you're asking yourself, "what was I thinking!" Then there's Moses – quietly, peacefully, tending sheep – and the burning bush!  Exodus 3 tells the story of Moses' encounter with I AM - the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob - and Moses' answer to God's call. Have you ever been caught off-guard when God called?  In the middle of being stunned and fairly certain there's a misunderstanding somewhere, the LORD assures you there's no "misunderstanding." Not everything God calls us to do will be sensational; actually, some things may be simple but none are trivial!  Oswald Chambers writes, "A ready person never needs to get ready."  Like a charged-and-ready battery, a soul one-with-Christ, is "ever-ready" to do whatever task - large or small - from deep love for and devotion to Him.  The ever-ready-soul knows a Oneness with The Father, and is ever-listening for His call.  Moses responded "Here I am," and that's the same answer God wants from each of us. Stay ever-near The Father and you'll be ever-ready when He calls!