Salty People

Today, I have a question for us all.  When people come into contact with us, are their lives changed?  Do our lives speak to them in ways that make a difference, or do we just help maintain the status quo?  To understand more of what I mean, try the following devotional activity.


Get some salt.  Taste it.  Read the scripture below from Matthew 5:13.  Now taste the salt again.  When people "taste" you do they get the "flavor" of Jesus?  Salt changes the taste of everything it touches.  Do you?  This world we live in is in need of change.  Are you an agent of change for Jesus?  Or have you already been "trampled underfoot?"  Are you open to letting God use you to bring a better "flavor" to this world?  And remember these wonderful words from Maya Angelou: "People may forget what you say. People may forget what you do. But they always remember how you made them feel."  How will the people you encounter today feel when they leave your presence?  Will they have experienced the love of God whose name is Jesus permeating your words and your actions?  Will they feel loved?

Today, this is my prayer:  God, make me salty; make me an agent of change in your world.  Amen


Because of Jesus,