Ready or Not - Hillsong

"Come"

What an invitation... just that one word... it carries so many meanings!

And God's invitation to come doesn't include strings, it doesn't include hoops you need to jump, it doesn't mean you need to clean yourself up, it doesn't mean you need to dirty yourself up.

Come, now, Tired, broken, Scared or just in need, Ready or not, It's alright, Take your time, If nothing else just come...

Ready or not... He waits with open arms and says come. He welcomes the broken, he's alright with your past!

When I was little one of my favorite games to play was hide and seek. I remember the thrill of hearing "ready or not, here I come" - the giggles of hiding, excited that someone was looking for me. It didn't really matter where I was, eventually they would find me. They joy of looking for and finding the person who was hiding.

As an adult I have played this with my children. My 10 year old has pretty much grasped the game. But the six year old still thinks hiding in the same spot over and over again will provide a new thrill.

And how much is that what we do with God - we find ourselves hiding... and God says "Ready or Not, here I come" - and He finds us. The real us. The us that is hiding under the bedsheets for the third day in a row, pretending that it is something new and different. That maybe He won't find us this time.

But here's the thing - our God is the faithful parent who pulls the bedsheet back again and again and says "surprise! I found you!" He's not moved by perfection, or how well we look the part, but He's wild about the hidden stuff, like He's wild about the heart.

Our God delights in finding His children. He is wild about our hearts.

Come, now, For all we've seen, We ain't seen nothing yet

Are you ready?
Are you ready?



Come, now
As you are
Or as you want to be
Are you ready?
Are you ready?

Come, now
Tired, broken
Scared or just in need
Ready or not
It's alright
Take your time
If nothing else just come

Are you ready?
Are you ready?

Come, now
Bring your hopes
Your dreams
Your doubts
Your scars
Are you ready?
Are you ready?

Come now
Bring your hurts
Your fears
Your faith
Your heart
Are you ready?
Are you ready or not?

There's no place like His presence
There's no time like the now
Every one two or three of us
Count Him in here and now
He welcomes the broken
He's alright with your past
He's not mad at any one of us
But He waits with open arms
Says come
Are you ready?
Are you ready?

Come, now
Leave your inhibitions
At the door
Are you ready?
Are you ready?

Come, now
Lay your burdens down
He's got them all
Are you ready?
Are you ready or not?

He's still faithful to deliver
Mighty as ever to save
He's still good on His promises
And His love still never fails
He's not moved by perfection
Or how well we look the part
But He's wild about the hidden stuff
Like He's wild about the heart

Come, now
For all we've seen
We ain't seen nothing yet
Are you ready??
Are you ready

Come, now
Bring Him praise
For what He might do next
Are you ready?
Are you ready or not?

He's already bought our freedom
He's already paid our debt
He's already done the miracle
He's already conquered death

He's our light and salvation
He's our rock solid hope
He's already done enough for us
He's already doing more

He's already seen the ending
He's already seen us through
He's already breaking out of us
He's already on the moon

He's already won our battles
He's already paved the way
He's already gone ahead of us
And He is ready when we are

Come, now
For all we've seen
We've ain't seen nothing yet
Are you ready?
Are you ready?

Come, now
Bring Him praise
For what He's gonna do next
Are you ready?
Are you ready or not?
Come