Another “what more can happen today?” kind of day! Father, You’ve gotten me through it all. Thank you for all the many things that have happened today. Guide my thoughts to what You want to be shared with all who will listen. Amen.
Acts 2:1-12 (<<click here to read the passage)
I don’t know if everybody feels this way, but quite often I just crave something salty. I love potato chips, pretzels, Doritos, corn chips, cheese curls, you name it, if there are any around, I’ll gladly take a few to munch on!
Many people can’t get enough salt. We have one family member who has been known to salt potato chips! We’ve noticed, too, that some older people tend to salt everything without even tasting it first. Many of us yearn for salt! We’re drawn to it. No matter what other delicacies there might be about, we go for that helping of chips.
Wouldn’t it be great if, in our relationship with Jesus, that we were so “salty” that people were drawn to us? That just being around us, they were able to fill a deep yearning within themselves? That they literally crave our company because of the need we met for them?
Jesus said at the beginning of Matthew 5:13, “You are the salt of the earth.”
My Life Application Study Bible says,
When the gathered crowd recognized that something supernatural was taking place, they naturally wanted an explanation. At this point, Peter stepped forward and explained the truth about God. This should be the pattern in our lives as well. Hopefully, we are living in such a way that people will see Christ in us.
Our goal then should be to live a life of “saltiness”, so much so, that no matter what other things in life – those delicacies the world puts out in lavish displays – that they will go for that handful of “salty” satisfaction that we bring to their lives. May we use those opportunities to explain our “Christian hope”.
Our friend Peter said it well in his first epistle,

But in your hearts set Christ apart [as holy – acknowledging Him, giving Him first place in your lives] as Lord. Always be ready to give a [logical] defense to anyone who asks you to account for the hope and confident assurance [elicited by faith] that is within you, yet [do it] with gentleness and respect. 1 Peter 3:15 AMP

Lord Jesus, use us. May our time spent with You fill us with a flavor so strong that people are attracted to us. And when they come may we readily and confidently show them the hope found only in You. Amen.

Dec 20th, 2021, Mon, 7:46 pm