SALT OF THE EARTH... LIGHT OF THE WORLD
“You 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 underfoot. “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.”
Matthew 5:13-14.
Lately I have been thinking about what it is to be the salt and light in this world of ours and in this generation. I am planning to do a video about this at some stage. Meantime, I stumbled across the passage below. It illustrates the salt and light mandate very well.
“If you were to cook three cups of rice, would you add three cups of salt to it?
Certainly not!
So, in every preparation of rice, the rice always outnumbers the salt, yet a little salt makes a huge difference/impact in the overall outcome.
In the room in which you currently are, look up at the ceiling...
What is the size of the bulb compared to the size of the room? It is probably a ratio of 1:5000 or something like that. Yet, darkness flees the entire space once the small bulb is flipped on.
If I am the salt of the earth, and the light of the world, then "little me" has the ability to make big things happen…
Sometimes, because we feel outnumbered or overwhelmed at the sheer magnitude of evil or wrong-doers, we then choose powerlessness, and decide to go with the flow, not standing up for what we believe is right.
Little doesn't mean insignificant.
You are significant. Your presence should make a BIG difference. Stop waiting to be on the side of the majority. They may be the majority, but they are the trivial majority, and you are the impactful minority.
They are the rice of the world, and you are the salt of the world. They are the room and you are the light. Make your influence felt!
Remember:
You are the world's seasoning, to make it beautiful.
So if we can just do the right seasoning to make even one life beautiful our life is worth living.
Onwards and Upwards! Be the salt in life!”
- BORROWED
Matthew 5:13-14.
Lately I have been thinking about what it is to be the salt and light in this world of ours and in this generation. I am planning to do a video about this at some stage. Meantime, I stumbled across the passage below. It illustrates the salt and light mandate very well.
“If you were to cook three cups of rice, would you add three cups of salt to it?
Certainly not!
So, in every preparation of rice, the rice always outnumbers the salt, yet a little salt makes a huge difference/impact in the overall outcome.
In the room in which you currently are, look up at the ceiling...
What is the size of the bulb compared to the size of the room? It is probably a ratio of 1:5000 or something like that. Yet, darkness flees the entire space once the small bulb is flipped on.
If I am the salt of the earth, and the light of the world, then "little me" has the ability to make big things happen…
Sometimes, because we feel outnumbered or overwhelmed at the sheer magnitude of evil or wrong-doers, we then choose powerlessness, and decide to go with the flow, not standing up for what we believe is right.
Little doesn't mean insignificant.
You are significant. Your presence should make a BIG difference. Stop waiting to be on the side of the majority. They may be the majority, but they are the trivial majority, and you are the impactful minority.
They are the rice of the world, and you are the salt of the world. They are the room and you are the light. Make your influence felt!
Remember:
You are the world's seasoning, to make it beautiful.
So if we can just do the right seasoning to make even one life beautiful our life is worth living.
Onwards and Upwards! Be the salt in life!”
- BORROWED
