Be The Salt

Good Morning!! Christ stated, "You are the salt of the earth." What did He mean by that statement? Jesus desires for us to be spiritual salt in a wild, tempestuous world. He calls us to be a place where hurting people can come for a taste of God's goodness. How does that happen? Just as weather exposes a salt lick in nature, storms in our lives that we weather with faith become the attraction for others. People aching and suffering with problems study us, when we handle our difficulties with joy and contentment. They will approach us, like spiritual salt licks, with their need for hope. They hunger for an explanation, of how we withstand the the on-slot of life's perpetual problems,...with serenity. They will come, eager to discover our secret,...so we can share how Jesus Christ is sufficient for anything life throws in our path.

Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.—Psalm 34:8 (NIV) 

But we can lose our saltiness, and our worth in God's Kingdom,...if we become a mental martyr, our saltiness vanishes into self-pity. If we lose our saltiness, those who crave the salt of God's Kingdom will look to others,...or even worse, taste what temptations the world offers as consolation. We must guard against anything that may siphon our ability to witness Jesus Christ's peace, love, and joy from our spirits. As we maintain our saltiness, hurting people will come and taste of God's goodness. We become of great value to the Father's kingdom here on earth. 

If we allow life's circumstance to make us bitter,...we lose our saltiness.

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Father, help us to become a spiritual salt lick for others. We want to be witnesses of Your goodness to others. When life gets hard, let our lives be a testimonies for others who are in need of a bit of spiritual nutrition. Amen.

" We live in a time when every religious channel seems to be filled with messages about power, success, fame, and fortune,...and God's Word is just another item for sale."