Did you know that God strategically and deliberately places
the righteous among the wicked?
I was thinking about what Jesus said in the Book of John, "Father don't take them out of the world but, keep them in the world."
When you talk to most Christians it would seem that Jesus made a mistake. I know most Christians would love to be separate from the world and sit around and sing Kumbaya. I've heard many Christians say they hate where they work because there are no believers in their work place. Jesus said in that same sentence that He prayed to the Father that the Father would keep us from evil. I think this is what most Christians are worried about is the evil that they may encounter may rub off on them. That this evil is more powerful than God, as if God wasn't able to sustain and strengthen us to be SALT to the world.
As salt we work in three ways:
- First - As a preservative, to preserve us in truth, love, power and all the sustaining attributes that the Holy Ghost has placed inside of us.
- Second - We are flavor to the world. We add flavor to what they need. Life is bland without Jesus. Believers add seasoning to a world without the Savior.
- Third - Salt makes people thirsty. The world needs to taste and see what we have seen, what we have felt, and what we have learned through having a relationship with Jesus Christ.
I think we should provoke each other to befriend those who need this seasoning in their life.
SO WHAT SAYS YOU!!
Pastor Dave
