When God Calls Our Name

When God calls our name, He is not looking for a weak response of “I’m here”. God is looking for us to say “Here I am” with gusto.

Our rooted faith in God grounds us so that we can respond with readiness, strength and courage. We need to say to God, “Here I am!” In Hebrew, it’s all one word. It’s the word Hineni. In the Torah, each time the word Hineni is used, it signifies a turning point, a potentially life-changing moment requiring decision, action and resolution. It means you’re saying to God, “I am absolutely focused on your desires for me. I am here waiting for your direction.”

It’s our response to God’s call on our lives. It’s our way of saying, “Thank you for choosing me, saving me, giving me a purpose in life and giving me hope of eternity.”

The Lord called six leaders in the Old Testament of the Bible.  Abraham, Jacob, Moses, Samuel, Isaiah and Ananias. Each one of them said, “Here I am!”

Isaiah writes in his book, chapter 43, verse 1, “I have called YOU by name”.  Take a minute and go back and read that out loud with your name in it. Think about it for a moment. The amazing news is that God calls back to us when we are available to him. Our creator, the same power that created the earth, says to us, “I am here for you!” Isaiah 58:9 tells us, “Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; you shall cry, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’

As Christ followers, we can bring love, peace, hope and wisdom. Are you in? Are you willing to say, “Here I am!”

Greg Leith is the CEO of Convene, a company that helps thousands of leaders around the globe to lead well as they go faster, further and end their days more fulfilled as they build their lives and their companies on a biblical platform. He is married to Shelley and they have 5 kids and 7 grandchildren.