Verse of the Day 10/14
Colossians 4:6 Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person. English Standard Version (ESV)
One of the things that really upsets and bothers me during this time of the year, the campaign season, is all of the back biting and mud slinging that goes on among the various candidates. Instead of standing up and promoting what they believe in and offering solutions, most of their time and money is sent slinging and defending against each others barbs.
Today's verse from Colossians 4 reminds us that our speech should always be gracious. It should be wholesome, clean, fitting, purposeful, encouraging, considerate. We should be more concerned about elevating the discourse instead of tearing, bringing someone down.
Having our speech seasoned with salt brings something else into it. Our speech doesn't need to be bland it should add some flavor and bring the best out as a little salt does to many of our favorite meals. Instead of leaving a sour taste or speech should add flavor, not only for the two involved but others that may hear. John MacArthur writes that "Just as salt not only flavors, but prevents corruption, the Christian's speech should act not only as a blessing to others but as a purifying influence within the decaying society of the world."
May our words be gracious and seasoned with salt today.
Colossians 4:5-6The Message (MSG)
5-6 Use your heads as you live and work among outsiders. Don't miss a trick. Make the most of every opportunity. Be gracious in your speech. The goal is to bring out the best in others in a conversation, not put them down, not cut them out.
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