Get Out Of Your Salt Shaker

As Christians we are called to be salt and light in the world.  But what exactly does this mean?

Properties of Salt        How we can be salt
Enhances                       Sharing the love of Christ to improve others lives
Melts the cold                 God has the power to melt a heart of stone

Heals                               Bringing hope to the broken hearted

Preserves                        We have the power to lead others to eternal life

We are called to be set apart, but not isolated.  If salt were to remain in the salt shaker and never be used, it would be useless.  It would never have the chance to flavor our food and make it better. As Christians, if we stay in our "salt shaker" by surrounding ourselves only with other Christians we have little opportunity to influence others for Christ.  If no one had the courage to step out of their comfort zone who would be there to share the hope and light of Jesus to the least of these?   One grain of salt can change the flavor of food.  We too can have a tremendous impact on someone else's life if we just get out there.   Don't under estimate the transforming power you can have in someone's life. 

What Light Does            Shining our light will help others to know:
Dispels darkness              Jesus is the light of the world. 
Growth (plants)                Sanctification - growing to be more like Him
Illuminates what is true    Jesus is the only way
Helps us see clearly         His word is a light unto our path

 

As Christians, we are called to be light.  We have the light of Jesus and we are not to remain hidden.  We are to let our light shine into the dark places, into dark hearts and give hope to the hopeless. 

While there is no set profile for a trafficking victim, they do tend to have one thing in common.  They have some sort of vulnerability that a trafficker will prey on.  Many of the victims are runaway girls who have been sexually abused as children.  For these girls, darkness crept into their lives at an early age.  Their view of love and family has become skewed.  They run away from an unstable home and are so desperate for love that they are easy prey for a trafficker seeking to exploit them.  Their already dark world becomes even darker once they are trapped in a dark life of slavery.

The bible doesn't tell us we should be salt and light.  It says we are salt and light.  We are salt to these young girls when we do outreach and share God's word with them.  We are light to these girls when we shine a ray of light into their dark world and give them hope that it is possible to change their situation.  Be bold and courageous.  Get out of your salt shaker.

Salt and Light

¹³ “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.
¹⁴ “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. ¹⁵ Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. ¹⁶ In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.


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