My friend Deacon Clary Nash tells that he begins each day with this prayer. “Here I am LORD.”
I try to do the same.
When God called out “Moses, Moses.” Moses answered “Here I am.”
God answered Moses the same way.
Moses asked “what shall I
tell them is your name,” God answered “I am who am…. This is my name forever;
thus am I to be remembered through all generations.”
The word “am” is the present
form of to be.
"I am who am" means God
exists. "I am who am" means God is
being. "I am who am" is yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
If we answer, “Here I am, LORD.”
We are answering – I exist in your
being, LORD.
We can only answer with the
uniqueness of who we are. It is all we have to offer God.
It doesn’t have to something big.
It can be the smallest of talents but as a child of God, it only has to be
given with love to touch the heart of those who need.
That is the message of the
parable. The LORD God has planted his
being in each of us.
We either bear fruit in the
gifts and talents we have as children of God and Christians; or, we do not. Jesus warns us about when we do not.
Each and every person alive can
say “Here I am.” But, that does not promise eternal life. If their life fails
to be in Christ they may think they are standing secure but should take care
not to fall.
If you are looking to be in
Christ and to exists in God’s will answer “Here I am Lord.“
We can begin everyday with that
prayer. To be good, be holy and preach the gospel by the way you live your life
and love another. Amen.
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