Secret Languages and Mystery Messages

This is the church of the living God, which is the pillar and support of the truth. Without question, this is the great mystery of our faith: Christ appeared in the flesh and was shown to be righteous by the Spirit. He was seen by angels and was announced to the nations. He was believed on in the world and was taken up into heaven. (1 Timothy 3:14-16 NLV).

Moparopyop hopadop a lopitoptoplope lopamopbop. Translated that means “Mary had a little lamb” in the secret language of Opish. Have you ever thought of using a language all your own? How about Na, or Skimono Jive? If you speak a secret language, no one will understand a word you say until you tell them how it's done. Perhaps you remember using “Pig Latin” when you were young. I've used “Mary had a little lamb” for each of the following examples.

 Eggy-Peggy - This secret language is used mostly in England. Add “egg” before each vowel. Example: “Meggary heggad egga leggittle leggamb.”

 Gree - Add “gree” to the end of every word. Example: Marygree hadgree agree littlegree lambgree.

 Na - Add “na” to the end of every word. Example: Maryna hadna ana littlena lambna.

 Pig Latin - This is the most popular and well-known secret language. Move the first letter to the end of the word and add “ay” to it. Example: Arymay adhay aay ittlelay amblay.

 Skimono Jive - Add “sk” to the beginning of every word. Example: Skmary skhad ska sklittle sklamb.

While it is true that understanding the Scripture is sometimes difficult, the truth of God has not been hidden from us in a secret language or mystery code. He has given us all the knowledge we need for our every need in life. The key is in becoming lifetime students of God’s truth. Howard Hendricks shares this insight about the value of learning. “When I was a college student -- I worked in the college dining hall, and on my way to work at 5:30 every morning I walked past the home of one of my professors. Through a window I could see the light on at his desk, morning after morning. At night I stayed late at the library to take advantage of evening study hours, and returning home at 10:30 or 11 o'clock I would again see his desk light on. He was always pouring over his books. One day he invited me home for lunch, and after the meal I said to him, "Would you mind if I asked you a question?" "Of course not." "What keeps you studying? You never seem to stop." His answer, "Son, I would rather have my students drink from a running stream than a stagnant pool."

What is your life more like, a running stream or a stagnant pool? Having read this little devotional is certainly a step in the direction of being a student of the Scripture, but there is so much more. Commit yourself to a life of learning. It is not hidden from you!