At first, it can feel like Jesus is speaking an entirely different language. Because he is. Jesus speaks the language of heaven. It’s nearly impossible to understand someone speaking in a foreign language, so don’t be surprised. Just get busy trying to learn it.
Then, as you begin to learn that language, you still often find yourself unsure of certain phrases of Jesus. Because Jesus also speaks the dialect of heaven. You may have learned, over time, to speak the same basic language, but there’s still something lost in the dialect. Like British jokes to American ears.
Eventually, you begin to catch on to the dialect differences, even to appreciate them and laugh at his jokes a little more, but sometimes what he says still strikes you as odd. Because Jesus speaks with the accent of heaven. He is a native speaker; you and I will always be non-native speakers.
