Matthew 5:13-16 NLT
“You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless. 14 “You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. 15 No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.
What are you? That is a tough question that has so many answers, answers in all different kinds of directions.
But the answer that I am looking for comes from the verses above, but this answer or answers comes from other places as well. We have the ability to impact the world around us as we understand our place and purpose.
You are salt.
You are light.
Salt has lots of purposes. Some salt can be put on ice, and the ice melts. Some salt can be put on things and preserve them. Other salt goes in food as you are cooking or eating, and it heightens the taste of the food.
We are salt as we give the world flavor. It might even be that as we are salt we help preserve people for faith and hope. May we really be salt.
Light is something we all need. Without light it is dark. That was profound. That was true. Light a hope and help yourself and others see. Light is meant to be a help to others and to the world.
Letting our light shine, being a light, we will guide people to real and lasting hope that only comes from God. By being light we point people to something that is bigger and better than us.
Be salt and light. Make a difference in the world.
In a day that despair is all around, questions and confusion seems to prevail, but we can be salt and light making the world a much better place because of how good our God is.
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