On-Call

God sticks his head out of heaven.
He looks around.
He's looking for someone not stupid—
one man, even, God-expectant,
just one God-ready woman. (Psalm 14:2 MSG)

God-expectant. God-ready. These phrases jumped out at me when I read this psalm. What would it look like if we were always God-expectant, God-ready?

When physicians are on-call, they stay ready to go in to work. They may attend a social gathering, but they abstain from drinking alcohol. They sleep lightly, always tuned in to their phones.

Every day, we are on-call for God. We must stay alert and sober. As we go about our daily tasks, we must stay tuned-in to God’s call.

Unlike most physicians, we are hoping to be called in for work. We wouldn’t think of phoning it in or using delay tactics… Would we?

It’s best if we can stay slightly detached from whatever we are doing in the meantime. God’s call takes precedence over everything else. We wait expectantly. We are dressed and ready.