during a conversation with an ESL speaker, she thanked me for my consideration in speaking clearly and slowly and in response i mentioned my love of communication, and how important i consider it to be. further elaborating on the thought, i noted--elucidating in a way i never had before--how the Gospel really has communication at its heart. after all, God created us for fellowship with Him--communicating His love. when we chose to break that, He sought to communicate through leaders, prophets, dreams, visions, even audibly until finally, wonderfully, He communicated in the most poignant way: becoming one of us (Jesus), speaking perfectly our language, tempted in the ways we are (heb. 2.14-18) and finally, doing what we had to but couldn't, making the way to communicate again with God.
now, we who bear His name have the privilege to walk in the same way--become communication mediators--translate the love of God culturally, linguistically, personally. what an awesome responsibility and blessing! when i communicate, translate, or facilitate understanding, i am walking in His footsteps. the knowledge chills and excites me, but most of all humbles me.
Soli Deo gloria
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