SALTY WORDS!

SALTY WORDS!

Col 4:5-6

5 Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.

6 Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

          Believers are spiritual “insiders.” Both Jesus (Mark 4:11) and Paul (1 Cor. 15:12,13) referred to unbelievers as them that are without. Paul warns us to conduct our daily lives so as to not hinder our efforts to win the lost. Our lives must match our claim to Christianity because everyone is watching.

          Josh McDowell, well known for his apologetic book called Evidence that Demands a Verdict, declares that truth must be wrapped in relationship. Our speech must always be with grace. The Greek word for grace here is charis which means “graciousness; the divine influence upon the heart that is reflected in the life.” Many who are eager to give someone a piece of their mind are often ill equipped for the task.

          Salt, in this context, is prudence and becomes a restraint to rashness. We may wound a listener by sharing truth that is not also wrapped in love and understanding. A gracious spirit is rare but is always welcome.

Eph 4:29

29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

Dear Lord let my words be sweet for I may have to eat them. AMEN