Pass the Salt

I like good food and, over the years, have become a bit of a gourmet snob when it comes to meals. Sure, I like my down-home southern favorites (gravy is a beverage at my house), but I’ve learned to appreciate the nuances of the flavors in fine dining.

One thing I’ve discovered over the years is that a little too much seasoning, or not enough of a certain ingredient, can really affect the flavor of a dish. It can smell good and look pleasing to the eye, but if it doesn’t taste good, it’s missing the mark altogether.

It’s like that with Kingdom living. We are supposed to love good and hate evil. If we practice goodness, we should season every aspect of our lives with it. Home, work, church, school, social media, the grocery store, or the traffic light are all places where you can influence the world for good in the mighty name of King Jesus.

Be a thermostat, not a thermometer. A thermometer has no function other than measuring the temperature of the room. A thermostat, however, changes the atmosphere for the better! Wherever you go, change the atmosphere. Influence it with praise, thanksgiving, kindness, and generosity.

And whatever you do, don’t be famous for what you stand against. That’s what religion does, and religion does not have a love for God or what God deems important. Instead, let’s be known for how we stand with Jesus.

Flavor everything you do with Jesus so a world starving for goodness can “taste and see that the Lord is good!” All the time.

“You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.” Matthew 5:13 NKJV