Salt and Light

Well it is about time to start blogging since I started this blog in May 2011.  I noticed I have had 64 hits.

For my first blog I should explain why I named my blog The Salt Shaker.  And why my profile picture is a light house.

In Gods love letter to us, His holy bible, it says we who believe in our Father God and put our hope and trust in his son Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of our sins and the healing of all sickness and disease in our bodies, then we are his children and are to be as salt and light to the world, or better put to our world. That means the space of people and things around you where you are at this moment.  So if we are His children, then we should show that we are.

Matthew 5;13-16 Salt and Light
You (place your name here) are the salt of the earth.  But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again?  It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled by men.  You are the light of the world.  A city on a hill cannot be hidden.  Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl.  Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house (in your house, where you live, work, take up space at anytime).  In the same way, let your light shine before men (all men, women, children), that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.

1 John 1:5-9  Walking in the Light
This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.  If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth.  But, if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all (or every) sin.  If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.  If we confess (admitt) our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

God is Light, so we also should be light to others. God is Pure, so we also should be as salt which purifys and disinfects all it touches.  This is why we purify and preserve with salt for so many of our foods and other things.  This is why salt is used in the bible as an analogy for us of how to live before the Lord and others.

So Go, Be Light to those still living in the darkness. Season your life and theirs with all that is ours in Jesus Christ as His followers and children of the living God.

I encourage you to read his word daily, just like you would season your food daily with salt and everytime you switch on a light and how important that light is to us for our daily needs, think on how important it is for Gods light and the light of his word to shine forth on those in a dark world around us.
Take Care, No, Take Action as Children of the Light.
May Christ's Light shine on You,
The Salt Shaker.