What'd Ya Say?

Communicating is more than merely getting something said. It is also having the message accurately received. When that is not the case we really have not communicated. However, it is also important for us to be mindful of what it is we are saying.

Paul, writing to the church at Philippi, exhorted…
“Only LET YOUR MANNER OF LIFE BE WORTHY OF THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel,” ( Philippians 1:27 ESV)

The King James Version begins … “Only let YOUR CONVERSATION be as it becometh the gospel of Christ…”
I like the KJV’s use of the word “conversation” to refer to the manner of living because we need to be mindful of what message is being conveyed by the way we live our daily lives. Does our life say something about our relationship to the gospel of Christ? Does it say something consistent with what we choose to DISCUSS as well?

What do we have a mind to be involved in DISCUSSING the most? Someone has made the following contrast. “Great minds discuss ideas; normal minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.” [source: “1600 Squibs And Quips” compiled by E. C. McKenzie]

What greater things could we DISCUSS than those which are of eternal consequence. Oh, yes, we may enjoy spending time DISCUSSING the events of the day (and hopefully we refrain from gossiping about people), but how mindful are we of pointing attention to the Good News of salvation and eternal hope in Christ? May we be in possession of a “great mind” prepared to DISCUSS the greatest Good News that can possibly be shared.

Have a great day MINDFUL OF CONVEYING THE GREATEST MESSAGE!
Carl

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