Matthew 5:13 (Amplified)- you are the salt of the earth, if salt has lost it's taste (it's strength, it's quality), how can its saltiness be restored? It is not good for anything any longer but to be thrown out and trodden underfoot by men.
Salt is used to enhance the flavor of food. The absence of salt when cooking makes the food very bland, dull, tasteless, and not very good. As well, salt that has lost its saltiness will spoil the food. When salt is added in small doses it enlivens the taste buds and gives a pleasant, appealing, and pleasurable eating experience.
As Christians we are called to be salty, to enhance, enliven and give a pleasurable experience to all we meet. We are called to change the atmosphere.When we walk away from others, we should leave them in a better place than they were. They should feel good about having been in our presence. We should leaving them talking about God.
The signs of a salty Christian:
- is marked by a life of love, joy and peace
- is one that has a zeal for all things God
- is one that is a light bearer, bringing peace wherever they go
- is one that is a joy to be around
- is one that is full of life, positive energy, and gritty (tenacious regardless of failures and disappointments)
- is one that is compassionate towards others
- is one that lives an uncompromised life of service towards God and others
The signs that a Christian is no longer salty and has lost it's flavor:
- is one motivated by jealousy, envy, revenge, retaliation, anger, unforgiveness, easily irritated, and anxious
- one who is "flip" with their words, testy, and short-tempered
- one who is spiteful, and spreads gossip and rumors, especially with the intent to destroy another person's reputation
- one who is mean, hateful, with no patience at all
- one who is constantly complaining, and never grateful
- one who cannot receive correction, nor take instructions
- one who is self-centered, and self-motivated, prideful, and arrogant
These are the signs that one has lost their saltiness, and no longer have the ability to enhance anyone's life. If you have lost your saltiness, you are not without hope. Repent. You can begin again.
Psalm 51:1-2- Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Your steadfast love; according to the multitude of Your tender mercy and loving-kindness blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly [and repeatedly] from my iniquity and guilt and cleanse me and make me wholly pure from my sin!
Prayer: Father God in the name of Jesus. Once again I come to repent for falling short of your expected outcome for my life. Lord, I pray that I become salty once again, to become a flavor enhancer to those I meet. I pray to be healed from those things that have caused me to become passionless, and flavorless. Lord Jesus, I pray your love, joy, and peace rest on my life, and that I may become a restorer and preserver of the life of others. In Jesus name. Amen.
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