salt and light

You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt should lose its taste, how can it be made salty? It's no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled on by men. You are the light of the world. (Matt 5:13 HCSB)





As a Christian believer, I am called to be salt and light to the world. I am to be a witness to God's truth and love, and when others see me, they should get a glimpse of God. When they see my life, others should want to have the same thing that I have. I wish that I could say that this is always true, but, alas, it's not. I am a sinner like everyone else, and I am not a good witness always. I am saved by grace, though, by a loving Father that loves me in spite of myself. Yet I want non believers to see something that is missing in their lives. Which brings me to 'salt and light'.



I want to stand out, but for the right reasons. Too many times I have seen Christians defined by what they are opposed to rather than what they stand for. I our American culture today, there are many things that are not God-honoring. Yet rather than spending all my time condemning those practices, I feel that living the Christian life and speaking God's truth is what I am called to do; to live out God's message in my life.

There are plenty of people that spend their time point out wrongs, and there are plenty of wrongs to point out. God's word is filled with many examples of people who were called to do exactly that. But if we spend all our time pointing out the sawdust in each others eyes, we'll miss the plank in our own. And fortunately, the Lord doesn't require us to do it all, only to go where we are called and tell what we know. And I pray that I am faithful in that.