when you travel to other countries you deal with differences.
there are differences in almost every aspect of life.
different countries equals different cultures.
so when you start talking to people of another culture you realize that some things just don't translate.
ways of life sometimes are so different that you just avoid talking about it because it will only create confusion. it ends in laughter or awkwardness.
so there are basically some things that can't be translated from one culture to another.
going from America to Ukraine seems to present many differences.
what about from Heaven to Earth?
there are more than a few differences between His world and ours.
yet the incredible thing is that even though His world may seem so different than ours it translates into any culture, anywhere, in any language.
when I visit a home in this culture I may have trouble sharing things about my culture.
there may be confusion about certain ways of life.
but I can talk about Jesus and there is no barrier.
there is nothing lost in translation.
while there may be things about my life that come from my culture that are not to be applied to everyone in this world, there is something about my life that is meant for everyone, everywhere.
Jesus is universal and there is something in the heart of everyone that knows it, whether they want to admit it or not.
I need a translator to go from one culture to another for language barriers and explanations of the different ways of life.
there are so many different cultures in this world that I'm not sure they cn be counted.
however, there are really only two cultures: the Father's kingdom and the world.
those of us who claim to be a part of His kingdom get to be translators to this world.
we may need earthly translators for languages of the tongue, but we get to help translate things of the spirit to earthly bodies who have souls crying out for spiritual life. just like I can't understand the Russian language without the help of a native, the people of this world don't understand the things of God's kingdom without the help of a native.
I would know nothing of God, His ways, and the gift of Life that He so freely offers me if He did not use His children of the kingdom to translate it all to me. i knew nothing. it was like hearing a foreign tongue with no translator.
how is this world going to know the Word of God and His ways if we don't let Him use us as translators? what good would it do me if I simply had a Ukrainian walk along side me, travel with me to schools and homes, but not translate anything for me? what good would it do if someone has a follower of Christ walk beside them, travel with them from place to place, but not translate anything of the Spirit?
God is so present in this world. His miracles are continuously occurring. He is reaching out for the hands of all His wandering children.
but no one can understand Him. He is from a different culture. He is speaking a different language.
just like we need language translators to go from one culture to another, so the world needs translators to enter the kingdom of God.
though i may not know every aspect or detail about God i think i am fluent in His ways, His truth, and His gift of grace. He has trained me to be a translator. the more i engage the more i will learn and the more i will be used.
will you join?
