There are times in my life when I wasn't sure I was ready for the next steps. Each time we bought or built a home, signing all the legal paper work, I had to ask myself was I ready for this commitment. Making decisions and taking our time is usually something we do to be ready. But what happens when things must happen at a moments notice. Are we "prepared" for the unplanable? Sometimes we have to respond at a moments notice..we don't have time to get ready we must react. It is those time that our true character comes to the forefront of our lives. How we respond in a moment is something this is deep within us.
The Lord came to meet Abraham and Sarah, how he respond is critical for us to see. Despite not being able to know "in advance" of His coming Abraham jumped into action to provide a meal for his guests.
Gen 18:1-8
18 Now the Lord appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, while he was sitting at the tent door in the heat of the day. 2 When he lifted up his eyes and looked, behold, three men were standing opposite him; and when he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself to the earth, 3 and said, " My Lord, if now I have found favor in Your sight, please do not pass Your servant by. 4 "Please let a little water be brought and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree; 5 and I will bring a piece of bread, that you may refresh yourselves; after that you may go on, since you have visited your servant." And they said, "So do, as you have said." 6 So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and said, " Quickly, prepare three measures of fine flour, knead it and make bread cakes." 7 Abraham also ran to the herd, and took a tender and choice calf and gave it to the servant, and he hurried to prepare it. 8 He took curds and milk and the calf which he had prepared, and placed it before them; and he was standing by them under the tree as they ate. NAS
How would you respond if your neighbor needed help? What if your co-worker had an emergency could they rely on you to assist them or are you to busy.
Let's be sure that we are never to so busy that we can respond to someone else's need.
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