Weekly devotion: You are the salt of the earth...
Posted on Wednesday, November 19, 2008
You are the
salt of the earth….
“You
are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall
it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and
trampled underfoot by men.” Matthew
5:13
How salty are you? No, I am not inquiring concerning your sodium
content, but of your Jesus content.
Jesus tells us as believers that we are the salt of the earth. How is
this so? We are the savor of Jesus in this world. In other terms, we
are reflections of Jesus in a world that does not know Him. People
should be able to see and taste and smell, so to speak, Jesus and His
teaching in us!
How can we lose our flavor? By not being faithful followers of Jesus!
If we do not abide in Jesus by trusting in Him for forgiveness and
life, and walk close to Him by continuing in His Word, how can we taste
like Jesus in this world? If we compromise the truth and conform to the
ways of the world, if we don’t live the truth, or keep it hidden away
in our hearts, we are like salt which has lost its flavor. What good is
it? It is good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot
by men. How can you be a witness for Christ if you do not taste like
Him, smell like Him, sound like Him, and live like Him in this world?
Jesus tells us: “You
are the salt of the earth….” Walk closely with Jesus so
that you can be a savor of Him in this world! Let your words and your
life be a testimony to Jesus and the salvation He has won for all by
His innocent sufferings and death upon the cross!
Dear Lord Jesus Christ,
my Savior and Redeemer from sin and death, grant that I walk closely
with You and abide in Your Word that I might also be a savor of You in
this world. Amen.
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