Salt and Light: Taste and See
I was with some friends one evening, some of whom I would get together with quite often as my spiritual support team. A debate arose about whether something such as evangelization is more important than simply living the Christian life (or at least, faithfully striving to.). Then it hit me like a bolt from the blue (or rather, from God) that Jesus said we are to be salt and light (Matthew 5:13-:14).
Many have struggled with the salt part.
Light, we think, is easy: we are to shine, somehow, to others, by some mysterious light God gives us, to draw others to God through us. First, easier said than done – which I mean literally: It is much easier to talk the Christian talk than walk the Christian walk – to be a follower of Christ in everyday life.
Back to the salt. So many speculations about what this salt means!
I will not list any of these for you to keep an open mind. But looking at it from another angle, I felt God showed me that night that LIGHT is something you SEE, and SALT is something you TASTE. You do not HEAR either of these things. Hence it is not about the talk; it is not about what you say. It depends on if others SEE God through you (For God is light – 1 John 1:5), and if you leave a taste of God behind for them. You do not do this through words then; you do it by example. David in his Psalm did say “Taste and see that the LORD is good.” (Ps. 34:8)
Are we giving others a taste of God by the way we live?
Copyright © 2010 Justin Honse
