On the first of April, a local Christian radio station played all their regular music without any lyrics. The announcers told us that they were having problems with their system and even interviewed an engineer who said they did not know what was wrong.

I told my wife that it was an April Fool’s joke after about thirty minutes. When it was not corrected quickly, I knew that someone had done it intentionally. The program director told us the next day that he had used instrumental-only tracks to produce the effect.

I knew these tracks were available because of working the sound booth at church and having purchased cassettes and CDs for my daughters to sing with at church. Today, these tracks are available for purchase or sometimes free online.

The following day, my suspicion was confirmed when the program director confessed that he used these wordless tracks for a joke. Often, we as Christians encourage each other to teach about Jesus and, when necessary, even use words. We use this phrase to say that others should see Jesus in us. Talking is still one of the best ways to tell others about our Savior.

Christ is not just a fictitious character or fable; He was a real man and is still the bodily form of Jehovah. He referred to Himself as the Son of Man, which is a name that Ezekiel was called by Yahweh. We call Jesus the Son of God because some of the prophets talked about this person coming.

In the Eastern mind, a man’s son is equal to himself. The firstborn male offspring was endowed with the major portion of the estate of the parents. We westerners, follow an equal share for all progenies. God asked for a sacrifice to redeem the firstborn male for the sin that is accounted to us at birth for being human.

I like to use the example of an egg to describe the triune nature of both God and man. The symbol must be explained with words. You would not understand me if I held up an egg and pointed to it and then to you or myself. You might think I was calling us eggheads or worse. Words can be used to describe almost anything that you want to explain to another person. I know that it is said, “A picture is worth a thousand words.”

Sometimes, even a picture needs a caption or description to explain ideas that are not included in the image. As you walk through life, try to do so without talking to anyone for one hour. My guess is that you will find it very difficult. I can go for an hour or more without speaking when I am working on my writing, but who can write without words?  

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