Your word, O LORD, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens. Your faithfulness continues through all generations; You established the earth, and it endures. Your laws endure to this day, for all things serve You. Psalm 119:89-91
Words – Words – Words. From a very young age we learn the importance of communication. Crying gets attention, but it doesn't give us exactly what we want; Mom or Dad checks the diaper – but really, I’m hungry. As time goes on we learn the word for drink, candy, banana, etc. so we can communicate what it is we want.
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| Meet Dada (sister) Stella, our kiSwahili teacher. |
This is day four of language school – we feel like babies, for that is what we are, communication babies – at least in kiSwahili. Will I ever remember all of this? Will I get beyond, “my name is – I come from”? Is it worth the tremendous effort? Yes – Yes – and YES!
“Your word, O LORD, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens.” Impressive isn't it? God’s word, which He has given to help us understand Him and live together in harmony, never changes; it is eternal -- it stands firm, unbreakable and infallible in the heavens.
The communication of that Word – God’s Word – is of the utmost importance. If you hear me tell you about Jesus from His Word, but you don’t understand me – well, to quote another verse out of context, I am like a clanging cymbal!! I continue to clang and you continue to nod, but you haven’t a clue what I have said; you will walk away without having heard the Word of God, even though I spoke it.
God’s Word serves Him – all things serve Him. In order to serve Him and bring His eternal Word to those who don’t know Him, we must be willing to work hard, acquiring the communication skills needed to tell them about Jesus in a way they can understand, no matter what language we use – if we don’t, we are just clanging.
We don’t want to clang – Pray that God would increase our capacity to remember all the new words and phrases.
Pray that we would humbly stand back up and continue on when we trip over our tongues and make mistakes.
Pray that God would loosen our tongues and connect them tightly to our minds that we can think and speak His Word for His glory.