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April 18: Exodus 3:4 — Ready? (Today's Reading: My Utmost for His Highest)

 

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

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God called, and Moses was ready — He answered immediately. 
Readiness means living in a right relationship with God so that when He speaks, you are already present, already available, already yielded. It isn’t about waiting for a dramatic assignment or a meaningful moment; it is the steady posture of a surrendered will that makes no distinction between the small and the large, the obscure and the visible. When the heart is yielded, there is no scrambling to prepare, no hesitation, no negotiation — only the quiet, immediate response that says, “Here I am,” because the will is already His.


Prayer
Lord, keep my heart yielded and ready for whatever You ask today. 
Here I am.
In Jesus name, Amen

Be ready
~ Quil

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Scripture References:

  1. “God called, and Moses was ready — he answered immediately.”
    Exodus 3:4 — God called to him… and he said, “Here I am.”
    Isaiah 6:8 — “Here am I; send me.”
    Genesis 22:1 — Abraham said, “Here I am.”

  2. “Readiness means living in a right relationship with God so that when He speaks, you are already present, available, yielded.”
    John 10:27 — My sheep hear My voice and follow Me.
    Psalm 40:8 — I delight to do Your will.
    James 4:8 — draw near to God.

  3. “It isn’t about waiting for a dramatic assignment… it is the steady posture of a surrendered will.”
    Romans 12:1 — present your bodies as a living sacrifice.
    Luke 16:10 — faithful in little, faithful in much.
    Colossians 3:17 — do all in the name of the Lord.

  4. “When the heart is yielded, there is no scrambling, hesitation, or negotiation.”
    Psalm 119:60 — I hastened and did not delay to obey.
    Luke 9:23 — deny yourself and follow Me.
    Proverbs 3:5–6 — trust in the Lord with all your heart.

  5. “Only the quiet, immediate response that says, ‘Here I am,’ because the will is already His.”
    1 Samuel 3:10 — “Speak, Lord, for Your servant is listening.”
    Romans 6:13 — present yourselves to God.
    Psalm 143:10 — teach me to do Your will.




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