SALTLESS SALT

 

SALTLESS SALT

Matt. 5:13-14 “You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it useful again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless. You are the light of the world---like a city on a mountain, glowing in the night for all to see.” NLT

Jesus is making a declaration here that we must not take lightly. There are many things we can say about salt and how it would apply to our spiritual lives, but that is not what I want us to dwell on at this time. Salt is good until it loses its flavor. When it loses its saltiness, it’s good for nothing and must be thrown away. It makes us stop and think about ourselves. If we lose our godliness, what good are we to the Lord? If we wander away from the Lord and live in sin instead of godliness, are we so secure in Christ that we can guarantee that He would never cast us aside? It should cause us to at least pause and consider the application here. It should cause us to consider carefully how we are living in Christ.

Jesus is saying that if we are indeed in Him, we will shine in the darkness so all can see Christ in us. We cannot keep our faith under wrap. Christ is seen in the way we live and talk. We stand out in the world. Christ cannot be hidden in us.

Are you living in Christ for the entire world to see that Christ lives in you? Is it obvious to all that you are a child of God? Are you living an attractive life for Christ? It seems to me that Jesus is saying there is grave danger for our souls if we aren’t.

I challenge you to make a renewed commitment to Him today.