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1 Corinthians 14:7-11 Avoid Confusion 19 July 2024

1Co 14:7 It is the same with an inanimate musical instrument.
If it does not make any distinction between notes,
how can one recognize what is being played on flute or lyre?
8 If the trumpet sounds a call which is unrecognizable,
who is going to get ready for the attack?
9 It is the same with you:
if you do not use your tongue to produce speech that can be readily understood,
how can anyone know what you are saying?
You will be talking to the air.
10 However many the languages used in the world,
all of them use sound;
11 but if I do not understand the meaning of the sound,
I am a barbarian to the person who is speaking,
and the speaker is a barbarian to me.

Excerpt from THE NEW JERUSALEM BIBLE, copyright (c) 1985 by Darton, Longman & Todd, Ltd. and Doubleday, a division of Penguin Random House, Inc. Reprinted by Permission.

I am not supposed to cause confusion in a meeting. Whatever I speak, it should connect to the community I address.

Clear Language

When I speak an unclear message, I mess it up. I just confuse others. I am not helpful. There is a lesson for me to learn. I should connect to my audience.

Prayer

Jesus, help me to remember my purpose when I speak.