I'm ready, God, so ready, ready from head to toe. Ready to sing, ready to raise a God-song: "Wake, soul! Wake, lute! Wake up, you sleepyhead sun!" Psalm 108:1-2 (MSG)
I leave for a business trip today. Preparation began last night as I thought through all that I need to bring with me. There's a well worn process to my business trip preparations. This morning, I will continue with the packing, the checklist, and the double-check. I have an entire personal pre-trip orchestration.
And, so, the words "I'm ready, God, so ready, ready from head to toe," caught me off guard this morning in the middle of my pre-trip dance. I'm not ready yet. There's still more left to do. And then, I began to think about getting myself "ready" for God the same way I get myself "ready" for my business trips.
Do I have a pre-worship preparation? Do I make myself ready to spend time with God? Do I enter my morning quiet time and my Sunday morning worship prepared and "ready"?
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3-6 I’m thanking you, God, out in the streets,
singing your praises in town and country.
I had the honor of filling in for sick Sunday School teachers yesterday. I got to work with 2nd and 3rd graders. Oh Boy, makes Sr. High Youth Group look like a cake walk. The lesson for the day was about exclaiming Christ this week. It was interesting to hear how the kids thought they could/would exclaim Christ. What energy! What passion! What carefree spirits! This verse struck me this morning. How am I going to exclaim Christ this week?