THE SALT AND THE LIGHT PART 1

THE SALT AND THE LIGHT PART 1

Matthew 5:13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.     

14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

From the pilot verse, we are made to understand that we are the salt and the light of the earth.  But in order to function and live indeed as salt and the light of the earth, we have to understand what Christ was really saying. Late Myles Munroe once said “if the knowledge of a thing is not known, an abuse is inevitable”. Christ said unto us YE ARE THE SALT AND LIGHT OF THE EARTH; not salt and light of our family or community, but of the earth. This means our lives have the potential to influence the earth. This means we are ordained a game changer, a world changer, a rising giant on this earth. Revelations 5:10 says “And He has made us unto our God kings and priests; and we shall reign on the earth”. 

In order to understand fully well what Christ was saying unto us, let us highlight some questions:

✓ What did Christ see to make him utter that statement? 

✓ What does it mean to be a salt and what does it take a man?

✓ How can we function as Salt and Light?

In Matthew chapter 5, we see from scriptures that HE, Christ was teaching the people when He made that statement YE ARE SALT AND YE ARE LIGHT.  One thing we must understand is that you can only teach well that thing you know or you yourself are.  From scriptures, we know well that Jesus Christ Himself was indeed a salt and light, even He still is today. 1 John 4:7b- “because as He is, so are we in this world”; John 1:4 says “In him was life; and the life was the light of men”.  Let’s look at a natural example; it takes a music star to discover someone that has music potential.  In this same vein, it takes only Light to discover light. There is a salt and light potential in every man, in every believer. We all have the capacity to shine even in the darkest of places and add taste even in the ugliest of all situations. 

Potential is that dormant ability in us yet to be manifested. Therefore, every believer has a potential of salt and light in him; all we need to do is apply it, be whatever it is. Verse 15-16 of Matthew 5 helps us understand this more: “Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick: and it giveth light to all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven”.                                                                                                            This makes us to understand that every living being is created to add value to his generation. Your existence is evidence that this generation needs something that your life contains.The discovery of our purpose in life is what will make us to function as salt and light in this world. But still, we must tread with caution lest we become unsalted. In verse 13b, we understand that the salt can lose its savor and become trampled underfoot. This means a life which does not locate his place or discover his purpose will only lose that place in destiny i.e. he will become valueless and will be trample underfoot by the devil. It is very vital for us to locate our place in destiny.

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