Salt Of The Earth
Let me tell you why you are here. You’re here to be salt-seasoning that brings out the God-flavors of this earth. If you lose your saltiness, how will people taste godliness? You’ve lost your usefulness and will end up in the garbage. (Matthew 5:13 MSG)
Everything Jesus said and did demonstrated the amazing qualities of God. He had compassion for the people around Him. He healed the sick and the lame. He spoke about God’s great love and forgiveness for people in such a way that crowds came and couldn’t get enough of what He had to say. As strange as it may sound, we are being flavoured with hope and trust by the salt of God’s word as we read the Bible and begin to understand how God can truly make a difference in our lives.
With the wisdom God gives us, we will make a positive difference in our community as we share with others about our new life in Jesus. Just as salt adds flavour to food, so our stories of God’s love and forgiveness will give hope and courage to those who need to hear good news. It is also true that if we who believe in Jesus are not spreading the good news, then we are not being the salt that “brings out the God flavour” in our community.
God is not willing for anyone to perish but wants everyone to come to Him. He wants people everywhere to know why Jesus died and was raised to life again. He wants each person to know that, because Jesus lives, they also will live forever. Do we who are reading this know the good news about Jesus, and if we do, are we spreading salt in our community?
Prayer: Heavenly Father, Help me to be the salt that spreads the good news of the gospel to others. I am blessed that others shared the good news with me. Amen
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