Every day two friends sit next to each other in an old age home conversing in silence, while being captivated by their own thoughts. They know each other so well that words have become redundant between the two of them.
While watching a grumpy nurse cleaning up the mess another person has made, one of them says, “I told you so”, and the other one replies, “You bet you did.” A little bit later, a beautiful nurse walks past them and one says, “Oh yes…” and the other replies with, “Now you’re talking.”
So they carry on chatting the whole day long. Because they know each other so well, they are able to anticipate and assume what the other one might be “saying” in his thoughts.
Although the language of thought is not heard by other people, it is the most commonly used language in the world. Our thoughts are completely transparent to God. He also understands our thought language.
To talk to Jesus in the language of thought is entirely acceptable to Him. We should realise however, that Jesus desires more than our only sitting quietly in His presence expecting Him to read our thoughts. We should speak up. Our words spoken out loud, have an enormous significance in the realm of God.
Jesus said that if we have faith the size of a mustard seed, we would be able to move trees into the sea, not just by praying, or by standing quietly in faith, but by saying to the tree, “Be removed and be cast into the sea.” (Luke 17:6)
God created everything by speaking it into existence. Words are necessary not only when we need to “move stuff”, but also when we want to express our love to God.
In Hosea 4:2 we read: “Take words and return to the Lord.” If we decide to meet the Lord, we should therefore take our words and go to Him, and not meet Him empty-handed. Even if we should give Him the same words a million other people do, the act of speaking our love, or desire, or need, is so special to Him since they flow from a heart desiring to meet with Him.
Besides the fact that spoken words are powerful, speaking to Him in an audible voice demonstrates and confesses our faith in His immediate presence.