READ:
MATTHEW 5:13-16
Believers
play a key role on earth. Jesus calls them the 'salt of the earth.' By
implication, believers are to the world what salt is to food. The first thing
you notice about salt is its colour. It is white. That reminds the believer of
the need to live a life of righteousness daily.
“And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.” (Revelation 19:8). The moment you dabble in questionable things, you begin to lose your salty taste. Your reputation will be at stake. It is much easier to lose good reputation than to retain it. People will say you were pretending, hence you could not sustain the faith.
“Dead flies putrefy the perfumer's ointment, and cause it to give off a foul odor; so does a little folly to one respected for wisdom and honor.” (Ecclesiastes 10:1).
Another attribute of salt is that is has taste. Without salt, the soup or stew appears tasteless. The world without believers in Christ is tasteless and hopeless. As a child of God you should add colour, hope and meaning to the lives of those around you. How much of this do you do? Salt is also used for preservation. For instance, if meat is salted, it lasts longer. As e true believer in Christ, God's protection upon your life goes beyond you to affect others around you positively.
For instance, where someone was intended to have an accident, by virtue of your presence in that bus, the accident could be prevented. The lives of those in the bus could be spared. Members of your family could be spared, just as Lot and his family were spared because of Abraham. Dear believer in Christ, how does your salt taste today? Or have you lost your taste, purity and strength? Repent now and resolve to live nothing short of being the 'salt of the earth'.
“And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.” (Revelation 19:8). The moment you dabble in questionable things, you begin to lose your salty taste. Your reputation will be at stake. It is much easier to lose good reputation than to retain it. People will say you were pretending, hence you could not sustain the faith.
“Dead flies putrefy the perfumer's ointment, and cause it to give off a foul odor; so does a little folly to one respected for wisdom and honor.” (Ecclesiastes 10:1).
Another attribute of salt is that is has taste. Without salt, the soup or stew appears tasteless. The world without believers in Christ is tasteless and hopeless. As a child of God you should add colour, hope and meaning to the lives of those around you. How much of this do you do? Salt is also used for preservation. For instance, if meat is salted, it lasts longer. As e true believer in Christ, God's protection upon your life goes beyond you to affect others around you positively.
For instance, where someone was intended to have an accident, by virtue of your presence in that bus, the accident could be prevented. The lives of those in the bus could be spared. Members of your family could be spared, just as Lot and his family were spared because of Abraham. Dear believer in Christ, how does your salt taste today? Or have you lost your taste, purity and strength? Repent now and resolve to live nothing short of being the 'salt of the earth'.
MEMORIZE:
REVELATION 19:8 -And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean
and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.
