Greek : My "Father Tongue"

A year and a half has elapsed since I began my study of Greek, my "Father tongue." The Lord has been gracing me thus far to labor on this "divine language"; at times hard and at times so-so. Nevertheless, the fact that I am learning my "Father tongue" has always been a source of encouragement to me, to go on in my Greek studies. Especially when the actual translation of the Greek text to English was carried out as an exercise, I was full of joy that I can actually work on the text of the apostles. What a blessings! 

Besides, the good teachers and the state-of-the-art facility to learn this language online is definitely an added blessing. I have been a student for 20 years for my academic profession, but never once had I any joy of achieving something spectacular even in my academics successes. They were just deemed, by default, as demanded of a student. But Greek is different. Its not just for knowledge nor for education nor for personal achievement, but for God's economy. This divine goal has made studying Greek even more interesting. As a child of God isn't righteous that I know my "Father tongue" well? Of course, Hebrew is there too, but now, with Greek first.

The recent exam was a real experience indeed. I did my best to study thoroughly over and over again, both the online and text book material. Studying, memorizing, reviewing and self testing again and again. If I could study so well for my academic scholarship decade ago, why not for my "Father tongue"? I like studying it so much so that I ended up memorizing almost every table that were available for studies; of course, devising my own technique of memorization. The more I studied, the more it became easier, and I kept studying till I was 100% confident to take the exam aiming for a 100% score. 

Though I tried to fully concentrate on Greek, still my conscience would not allow me to neglect my official duty, nor family responsibilities nor the church responsibilities that the Lord graces me to bear. Amidst the closing deadline for exam, still the Lord enabled me not to neglect any of my responsibilities. To meet the need of the time, I deferred taking my Greek exam a couple of times until a day before the dateline.

When all my responsibilities at hand were accomplished, the Lord gave me time to finally review whatever I have studied, in fact, I studied all that need to be studied. And then took the exam, trusting the Lord's grace. In answering of every question I was 100% sure of the answers; questions by questions I answered them all without an iota of doubt. And finally when it was all done, praise the Lord, the ensuing result was 100%!

Though this may be trivial to some, to me it is serious and divine. I would do my best for the Lord and the Lord would grace me His best. A righteous Father will always reward His children who mean business with Him. 

Life at hand is of the Lord and for the Lord, and must be lived as such. As such pleases the Father and desires His children to be such. So is my heart in carrying whatever the Lord leads me to. 

Father, grace me to be found faithful and prudent for Your divine economy even in my learning of Greek, my "Father tongue".