TUESDAY, 20TH MAY 2025 TALK AND CREATE SOUND CODES In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God (John 1:1). PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME Speech creates sound waves, and the original source material for creation is sound. This is because sound is the energy produced by words. When God spoke, creation came into being. His words possessed the energy that formed and caused everything He said to materialize. Why did He have to speak? Why didn’t He simply make everything without speaking? He was giving us a precedent and, more importantly, showing us the importance of sound coding. Sound coding is the assignment of meaning, interpretation, and communication of sound or the cognitive process for the creation of sound. For example, if I say "Haha" and tell you it means "stop," only you, who received that instruction, will understand what “Haha” means. Others who don’t know the code will not comprehend its meaning. Sound coding, therefore, i...