I have heard it said in the last few months that a primary motivation for the gift of language was the communication of the Gospel. As we stop to think of it, we find that when God communicates with His creation it is for the purpose of revealing Himself. If this is God’s example for the use of language, how then should we use this gift we’ve been given? What better way than to plant seeds of truth about God’s love for us as demonstrated in the Gospel?
Paul recognized the importance of making the most out of every opportunity to speak the truth of the Gospel into people’s lives. Paul asks for opportunity and boldness asking his friends to pray, “praying at the same time for us as well, that God will open up to us a door for the word, so that we may speak forth the mystery of Christ,” and “ pray on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel.”
I know that I use my voice and language for many things that are not of eternal significance and reveal more about me than about God and His love for us. Am I willing to stop and meditate on Paul’s requests? To use the voice given to me in such a way that God is glorified is wonderful way to worship. To use language for planting seeds of the gospel is to use it for God’s purposes. What’s keeping us from asking for boldness and opportunity like Paul? We pass by the world every day. Let’s pray for one another to be bold, stopping and talking to the world today.
Pat
