Daily Devotional

-May 8, 2021-

Good morning, happy Saturday,

-How To Live Before The Unsaved-

“Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time. Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.”

(Colossians 4:5-6).

Paul in speaking to the saints in Colosse, addresses how they should live their lives before those who are outside, thus those who are unsaved. It is so important to redeem the time. None of us knows the day nor the hour that the Lord is coming nor when He will call us home to heaven through death. We must take advantage of the opportunities to be a testimony and a witness to those who don’t know the Lord.

Jesus said, “I must work the works of Him who sent me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work” (John 9:4). We must be prepared for the opportunities that come our way. To be a blessing we must do three things: walk in wisdom, redeem the time, and let our speech be with grace seasoned with salt.

Peter, one of the twelve disciples spoke of this same subject in 1 Peter 3:18-19, “But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear; having a good conscience, that when they defame you as evildoers, those who revile your good conduct may be ashamed.”

We should always show kindness and love toward those who are unsaved. Our testimony for Christ of how He saved us and changed our lives is so important, as is our sharing of the gospel. It is never good to argue with those who don’t know the Lord, it only pushes them away from Christ. Our speech should be with grace, seasoned with salt.

Jesus taught the disciples that they were both salt and light. He said in Matthew 5:13-16, “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. You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.”

Let us then be salt to create thirst and be a preservative in our testimony of how we live; and a light to shine before people and lead them to Christ. It is a great privilege and responsibility to be ambassadors for Christ. We are role models; people are watching us and listening to us every day. We must guard our testimony and our words. If we aren’t careful we can ruin our testimony and live to regret it.

Have a blessed day as salt and light so we can point people to Jesus by our actions and words. Stay safe and healthy.

Dean