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Communicating

The Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary lists five brief, yet thorough definitions for the word

communicating. The first is “to make known”. Secondly, “to pass from one to another:

TRANSMIT”. Third, is “to receive communion”. Fourth, is “to be in communication”. Lastly,

“JOIN, CONNECT” (Merriam-Webster, 2006). Each definition plays a concise role in the life of

a believer. God makes himself known to the believer. Our cares are passed from one to another.

We hold communion in remembrance of His body and blood that was shed on Calvary. Finally,

we stay in communication with God and are joined with the Holy Spirit where our every thought,

feeling, and emotion are interwoven and connect.

God the Communicator

According to the article there are many senses in which God can be regarded as a

communicator. The very act of communication remains deeply rooted in His nature (Fjeldstad,

para. 1). As God continuously seeks man throughout scripture, man is commanded to seek God

as well. “As communicator, He moves into the receptor’s frame of reference, namely the culture

and language” (Fjeldstad, para. 5). This is one of the unique ways the relationship becomes

personal, individually. He makes Himself known to us by stepping into our spectrum. There is no

prejudice, nor barrier that limits us from having an active relationship with Him. “He uses the

language and thought patterns of those with whom He speaks” (Fjeldstad, para. 5). Taking the

very nature of our being and the specifics within our lives God communicates with us. He

reveals Himself in and through our ordinary situations, such a history and culture, created life, as

well as its vulnerability and brokenness (Fjeldstad, para.7).

Christians and Communication

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According to the article people, Christians in particular, should care about

communication because “God’s heartfelt desire to communicate His eternal message of love and

redemption has profound consequences for the basic understanding of every Christian’s calling

to communicate, in any way possible, the good news of salvation” (Fjeldstad, para. 8). We were

each crafted with plan and purpose in mind. Therefore, it is a responsibility that has underlying

consequences that go hand and hand with our call. One day each of us will take an account for

what we chose to surrender for His cause, so that everyone is given the opportunity to experience

eternal life with Him. He didn’t create us just to take up space. It was with intricate design and

precision, and it fits perfectly in the mold of with His ultimate sacrifice. From the point of

Calvary, and moving forward, we are reminded by Paul that we are called to be Christ’s living

ambassador’s and commissioned by the Lord Jesus Christ himself, to be communicators of the

good news (Fjeldstad, para. 9).

Christians Care for Communicating

On behalf of today’s society and the coming generations, there is a critical importance

that should be placed on communication within the lives of all saints. It is urgent for us to

understand that communicating with God allows us to be used by God. Anyone can memorize

scripture or speak about their individual beliefs, but to experience the closeness of a true daily

walk with Him is far beyond comprehension. Through discernment and means of divinity, God

has a way of stepping out of Heaven and communicating His love to us. That love, when kept

alive through our relations and His word, will blossom into a life that communicates to others

what is yet to come when we are gloried in His presence forever more!
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References

Fjeldstad, R. D. (n.d.). God the Communicator. Retrieved May 25, 2010, from The Oxford

Centre for Religion and Public Life: http://www.ocrpl.org/?p=20

Merriam-Webster. (2006). Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary and Thesaurus. Springfield: Merriam-

Webster Inc.

Part II

1. Creation (00:50): God spoke all of creation into existence by His word. (apparently
verbal)
2. Dust/ First Man (3:52): God formed the first man from the dust of the earth and breathed
life into him and the man became a living being and called him Adam. (both)
3. Adam & Eve (4:38) God blessed Adam &Eve and placed them in the garden, called Eden
where they had everything they needed. (non-verbal)
4. Adam (00:27) God told Adam he could eat from any tree in the garden, but from the tree
of the knowledge of good and evil he must not eat. (apparently verbal)
5. Adam & Eve (2:39) God made garments of animal skin to suffice for a protective
covering to temporarily serve as a partial remedy hiding the shame of their sin. (non-
verbal)
6. Adam & Eve (2:39) God sent them out of the garden, without the ability to experience
life on earth as it was meant to be.
7. Satan (3:37) God pronounced judgment on Satan with promise of a deliverer from a seed
of Eve to defeat him forever (apparently verbal)
8. Noah (00:28) God gave Noah detailed instructions to build an ark (verbal)
9. Noah and his Sons (2:20) God blessed Noah and his Sons and told them to be fruitful,
multiply, and fill the earth. (verbal)
10. Descendants of Noah (3:04) God confused the languages of the descendants of Noah, and
scattered them around the world. (non-verbal)
11. Abraham (00:08) God called him out and told him to leave his home and go to a land that
He would show him. (verbal)
12. Abraham (00:26) God promised the land to Abraham, promised he would be the father of
a great nation, and promised it would be blessed. (verbal)
13. Abraham (1:06) God told Abraham to not be afraid for He was with him, and that his
descendants would be like the stars of the heavens. (apparently verbal)
14. Joseph (1:30) God intellectually gave Joseph the correct interpretation of the Pharoah’s
dream. (non-verbal)
15. Hebrew People (00:19) God said that if the Hebrew people obeyed Him they would be
His treasured possession and represent Him to all of the nations of the earth. (apparently
verbal)
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16. Mary (00:25) An angel from God told Mary that she would bare a son and she would
name Him Jesus. (apparently verbal)
17. Jesus’ followers (00:37) Jesus whom spoke with the authority of God, taught his
followers to be fishers of men. (apparently verbal)
18. The leaders and people of Egypt (1:07) God sent death to every first born child in Egypt
who weren’t covered by the blood of the lamb. (non-verbal)
19. The Soliders guarding Jesus’ tomb (1:07) An angel of God struck the guards with fear
and moved the stone that sealed the entrance of Jesus’ tomb. (non-verbal)
20. Jesus’ followers (00:25) The Holy Spirit descended upon the followers, the presence of
Jesus manifested within them and they were filled, having abilities to speak in languages
other than their own. (non-verbal)