INSPIRE Devotionals
With Emmanuel Afiawari
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Topic: THE LANGUAGE BARRIER (Part 3)!
Memory Verse: "Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal" - 1 Corinthians 13:1 KJV
Bible Text: 1 Samuel 10: 11 KJV
11. And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?
INSPIRATION: Communication is said to be effective when the receiver is able to decode what's encoded by its sender. Many people are sending mixed signals that are difficult to decode but think they're communicating. They're neither here nor there in their encoded message. Nothing portrays what the stand for or stand against, and so leave their audience in deeper confusion. Beautiful marital unions have broken down due to communication barrier; great business partnerships have gone south, etc.
Real progress is defeated where barriers exist in communication. Worse is when you think you're speaking same language but your receiver is lost, confused or not able to make meaning from what is said. Great time is lost to this barrier, bigger opportunities may be missed, or worse still, you could run into big danger that you could have averted. Language barrier can ruin and tear everything down in subtle ways that may go unnoticed overtime until the damage is done. At times, it leaves your partner second-guessing themselves.
And like Paul says, irrespective of the tongue you speak in, there's something you must have to be productive. To mimimise these essentials is to throw caution to the wind until you reap the whirlwind. Once you lack these, access may be closed and membership denied. You can't be a good surgeon unless you've mastered the intricacies of medicine and surgery; you can't be an attorney if you haven't gone law school; the knowledge of ccountancy or engineering won't be impacted by wishes, it has to be studied and understood. Gain mastery of the language so you can command results at a higher level.
TODAY'S TAKE HOME:
The technicalities of communicating with the right language, when learned, can unlock any door irrespective of the complexity in its combination code.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, help me to become vast in right use of language that grants me access to places where I should be functioning at. I receive grace to break any barrier that tends to shut people out of greatness and the fulfilment of purpose, in Jesus name, Amen.
