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Tuesday... He knows our own language.


Acts 21:40b (NLT), "Soon a deep silence enveloped the crowd, and he addressed them in their own language, Aramaic."

Tuesday... We need to know their language.

We may know the truth but if we don't know their language we can't communicate with them. We each one have different languages that we speak.


The Apostle Paul was in Jerusalem. but in a very difficult situation. The crowd didn't want to listen to what he was saying and they wanted him gone. They were also beating him and they wanted him arrested so they turned to a Roman Commander and he didn't seem to understand.

Now when the commander started talking to Paul he was surprised that Paul knew his language. He thought he was an Egyptian. And as he was taking Paul away, Paul said he wanted to speak to them so verse 40 (NLT) says, "The commandeer agreed, so Paul stood on the stairs and motioned to the people to be quiet. Soon a deep silence enveloped the crowd, and he addressed then in their own language, Aramaic." And the story goes from there.

One of the problems we have in life in our struggle to communicate is that we don't understand their language. It takes work to communicate. Again, we need to speak and strive to understand their language.

That is so true in families. Men have their language, women have their's and so do children and teens. And so much of our problems come from not understanding the other one's language so we jump to conclusions. And that is where a lot of fights start.

Now the Jews who were followers of the law of Moses didn't really listen to what Paul taught that Jesus was the fulfillment of those laws and they wanted to kill him. But if they would have stopped and listened it would have made all the difference in their lives.

Oh if we would only listen and strive to understand. It is amazing what would and could happen if took the time to to learn and understood their language.

Now God knows our own language and their language and he wants us to strive to know each other's language. And that takes work. But it is so worth it. It can be life changing. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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