Thoughts for another day

December 8, 2006

Today's verse: Mt 5:13. Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, (KJV)

Much of Christian living is dependent on saltiness. Saltiness is something ingrained in salt. Where ever on earth you are, salt will be salty…but the Lord has a very important question to ask of us: what if salt were to lose its saltiness?!

My beloved in Christ, a look at our own life will determine the answer we give to Jesus’ question. We are a holy temple, built by the Lord. We are His choice creation and He has invested Himself in us. We are the salt of the earth. His is the saltiness in us. Yet we seem to have lost this saltiness. And if we do not have it in us, we are good for nothing. Which means if as Christians we have no ‘Christlikeness’ in us, we are as good as nothing.

You know, Christ came to earth to glorify His Father. And He did that through His works and He wants that we too glorify His Father. Now He is not calling us to perform great miracles or do great things. But very simple things like wiping the tears of a neighbor. Forgiving my friend for spreading tales about me. This Christmas as we prepare to celebrate with our families, could we also include the poor somehow in our program? Yes, my friend, this is how we will glorify the Father.

Thus will we show to the world our savor. Thus, will we spread the love of Christ and bring them closer to our blessed Saviour who died for them as much as for us. Be challenged by what the Lord says and raise His banner on high by living up to His expectations. It’s not easy but with Him it is possible.