Don’t take the word of the Lord for granted. Preserve the word of God that has been sown in your hearts. Cherish it as the most valuable thing you have ever owned. Matt. 13:45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. 46 When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it. The word of the Lord that is at work in you is what is preserving you from the corruption in the world.
You might say, “I only know a few verses of God’s word. How can I help anyone?” Those few verses you are referring to may be the very answer the person you are helping needs to change their lives entirely and head in the opposite direction of destruction. Those few verses were the salt that persevered the lost from their destruction. It is not the quantity of the word you know but the quality of the word you live by that will bring life by the salting of your love.
2 Tim. 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17 That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works. When the Spirit of God says “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God,” the Holy Spirit means even the small amount of scripture you know has the power to change anything God wants fixed and loved by Him.
Salt is used to heal, preserve, control bad stenches and give flavor to foods. If God says “Please pass the salt,” He may be referring to you being poured out in or on a particular situation that smells really bad or helping a gangrene infested soul. We may be sprinkled on a sick Christian who needs healing and help with their faith to believe for the healing, because we are the salt of the earth. We may be spread across a place and time that is not in our comfort zone, where we might be asked to preserve an odious and unlikable person.
Paul points out that they are now brothers in the faith and the salt of God’s word will be needed in their relationships on both sides. Phm. 1:15 For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou should receive him for ever; 16 Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord? We know that the relationship worked out because Philemon was a member of the church of the Colossians. Col. 4:9 With Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They shall make known unto you all things which are done here.
Onesimus, who had been preserved for the work of the Kingdom of God, could give some insight from his own relationship with Paul.
We, who are in Christ, all have this preserving power and mandate within each one of us. We give flavor and taste of what is on the table God has set for all who come to Him. Don’t ever take the word of the Lord for granted. The next time you hear the words “Please pass the salt,” you may be being prepared for a kingdom adventure. Blessings.
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