Whose Language Are You Learning?

Reflect

Isaiah’s audience was a generation that had grown tired of hearing the Word of God.

They mocked its message..
They dismissed its repetition.
They rolled their eyes at the offer of God's rest and peace.

So God answered—note this well—not with silence, but with severity.

He said to the Israelites,
“If you won’t listen to Me when I speak plainly, you will hear Me through a foreign tongue.”

It was an alien language—the language of the Assyrians:
the ruling force,
the conquering power,
the culture that would soon control their lives.

This act, pulled by Paul into the church at Corinth, triggers an alarm call:

Poor communication during worship won’t help people grow; poor communication is evidence of poor judgment.

It breaks the heart that— We are continuously being discipled by language.

Culture catechized.
Media preaches.
Trends train.

We must recognize that voices carry authority, whether we acknowledge it or not.

If God’s Word is not respected, the language of the world moves right in.
And suddenly, what sounded foreign at first begins to sound normal.

But God’s Word keeps us grounded.

It trains our ears.
It clears our thinking.
It shields our homes from confusion.

As we spend more time in the Word, the less power the voice of the world has in our lives.

Respond

Ask yourself:

• Which language do I hear the most?

• Which voice influences my responses, fears, and choices?

• Am I more fluent in Scripture—or in culture?