Yesterday I was behind a slow moving car, S L O W, I
felt myself get edgy; I turned off the music because that was bothering me in
this long drawn out drive to the grocery store to buy two items. (I hope that
long sentence gave you the same feeling!)
Just as my left leg began to twitch, I noticed the
words “Salt Life” on the back glass of the car in front of me. God punched me,
and I stilled.
Salt Life.
Christians have a salt life. The Bible tells us we
are the “salt of the earth”. As a cook, I know it doesn’t take a lot of salt to
season the whole pot. I remembered my mother had on a pot of beef stew cooking and
the aroma had filled the house with its savory scent. When Mama called me into
the kitchen to help, it was not to fill up the bowls, but to grab four
potatoes. The stew was too salty. She knew the potatoes would absorb the salt
and make the stew more edible.
Have you ever been in a situation that was just “too
salty” for your taste. I know I have. And I’ve been very uncomfortable.
Years ago in a writing class, a fellow writer
chastised a woman for bringing in a Christian story, saying he was offended
since he was an atheist. Several other writers began to grumble. But one lone
person raised her voice high, “Well, if she can’t read her delightful stories
of joy, I insist those of you who objected cannot read your stories of woe.”
Everyone shut up. I found out later that the woman who took a stand was an
elder in her church. She was the potato in an over-salted pot. Too much salt
ruins the stew.
The presence of even one believer can hinder sin,
delay judgment, prompt conviction, and extend the Kingdom of God. They can temper a situation.
In Acts 27, Paul and two companions were believers on
board a ship during a violent storm. Through their words and faith in God, they
saved 276 protesters who finally opened their ears to hear.
Think about the odds against Elijah on Mount Carmel.
The odds were 450 to 1. That’s slim pickings! But one plus God is a mighty majority!!!
Salt life.
"You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt
loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for
anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.” Matthew 5:13
One life can season and change everything around them.
Think about this. What pot do you need to season today? Your anger? Your
self-doubt? Your unhappiness? Your lack of joy? Or is it someone you love? Do
they need a little seasoning?
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