Verse of the Day 3/24

Through the Bible - Joshua 13-14, Luke 4:42-5:26

Good morning,
Matthew 5:13-14 talk about us (as Christians) being as salt and light. We talked about this a few weeks ago in our High School Sunday School class, and spoke of salt being a preservative and adding flavor.
J.I. Packer expanded on this when he writes, " Salt preserves what otherwise rot and flavor to what would otherwise be flavorless; also, salt creates thirst. So Christians by the quality of their lives and by their actions should restrain evil and keep society from rotting, add savor to community life by, among other things, doing right and treating people with respect, and stir up a thirst for God."
For today's verse we'll go to another New Testament reference to salt:

Mark 9:50 Salt is good, but if the salt loses its flavor, how will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace with one another." NKJV

This verse speaks of having salt "in yourselves" and having peace with one another.

Regarding this salt "in yourselves" John MacArthur comments that " the work of the Word (Col. 3:16) and the Spirit (Gal. 5:222-23) produce godly character, enabling a person to act as a preservative in society." God's enabling power is part of His grace that He bestows on us.


“Our power in drawing men to Christ springs chiefly from the fullness of our personal joy in Him, and the nearness of our personal communion with Him. The countenance that reflects most of Christ, and shines most with His love and grace, is most fitted to attract the gaze of a careless, giddy world, and win restless souls from fascinations of creature love and creature-beauty. A ministry of power must be the fruit of a holy, peaceful, loving intimacy with the Lord.”

- Horatius Bonar,

The" holy, peaceful, loving intimacy with the Lord" that Horatius Bonar writes of can be looked upon as salt, preserving, adding flavor, and creating a thirst in others for Christ and God's Word.
What can you do to be salt and light to those around you today.
In Christ,
Mike
mikevw@bellsouth.net

Mark 9:49-10:1

Tasteless Salt Is Worthless

49 "For everyone will be seasoned with fire, and every sacrifice will be seasoned with salt. 50 Salt is good, but if the salt loses its flavor, how will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace with one another."

NKJV