The Phaneroo Devotion: A Call to Total Surrender
Apostle Grace Lubega
Isaiah 6:8 (NKJV): “Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: ‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?’ Then I said, ‘Here am I! Send me.’”
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God uses surrendered men. Throughout Scripture, whenever He prepares to execute a monumental divine assignment through a human vessel, He searches for a heart that is completely yielded to Him.
We see this through the different people in Scripture whose response to God was “Here I am, Lord.” This is the Hebrew word Hineni.
To cry out Hineni is to declare that your heart is completely unlocked, unreserved, and open to whatever God commands. God can speak to a person, yet human pride or hardness of heart can lead them to resist His voice. For example, when God confronted Cain, Cain’s hardened heart responded with defiance: “Am I my brother’s keeper?” (Genesis 4:9).
In contrast, when God called Abraham, he answered, “Here I am” (Genesis 22:1). When He called Moses at the burning bush, Moses responded, “Here I am” (Exodus 3:4). When He called young Samuel in the temple, Samuel replied, “Here I am” (1 Samuel 3:4). God used these men mightily because at the point of their call, they responded with hineni.
Hineni is not the declaration of a man guarding his own plans, comforts, or reputation. It is the response of a broken, yielded heart willing to do whatever God instructs and go wherever He sends. It was this same response that made them available for God to instruct and use as He desired.
Examine your heart today: are you resisting His directives, or is your spirit continually crying out, “Lord, here I am. Use me as You choose”?
FURTHER STUDY: Genesis 22:1, Exodus 3:4
GOLDEN NUGGET: Examine your heart today: are you resisting God’s directives or is your spirit continually crying out, “Lord, here I am. Use me as You choose”?
PRAYER: Loving Father, I yield my entire life, will, and future into Your hands today. Deal with any subtle resistance or self-will that has hindered my response to Your voice. I stand before You with an open, broken, and surrendered heart, declaring ‘Hineni’, here I am, Lord. Send me where You choose, use me as You desire, and fulfill Your perfect plan through my life. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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