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
No comments:
Post a Comment