“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.”—Matthew 5:13 (NLT)Taste and see that the Lord is good.
Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!—Psalm 34:8 (NLT)
Heavenly Father,
May I not lose sight of my responsibility, this day, to be the salt of the earth—so that others may come to taste and see that You are good.
Help me, today, to allow
Your Holy Spirit to fill me to overflowing, so that the flavor of every thought
that I have, of every word that I speak, and of every action I take, will be changed
for the better—having been seasoned with the genuine compassion, patient kindness,
unrelenting mercy, abundant grace, and freely-offered forgiveness, that flows
from the deep, enduring love of Jesus.
Help me to remember that in
order to remain salty, I desperately need to invest my time in being in Your
presence, learning from Your Word and being taught by Your Spirit—as I pray,
search the Bible, and sit quietly before You to hear what the Spirit would have
to say to my life and circumstances—so that when You add me into the mix of
this day, I will be in a position to improve the flavor of the mix.
Help me to take very
seriously my charge to be salt and never allow myself to lose my saltiness—for
to do so would leave me in a most miserable state, good for nothing and left to
be trampled under the feet of a carelessly bustling world.
May I not lose sight of my responsibility, this day, to be the salt of the earth—so that others may come to taste and see that You are good.
In the name of Jesus,
Amen.
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