As Christians we have the honor and privilege to be the salt of the earth. As married men we are raising sons and daughters to be the salt of the earth in this generation.
Jesus raises the question in Matthew 5:13: “If the salt have lost his savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is henceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.”
The earth can only be spiritually salted by the disciples and followers of Christ. God ordained it and there is no other way for this to happen. The Greek word for “savor” is “moraino” which means “to become insipid, to be a simpleton, become a fool, make foolish.”
As Christians we are the truth shakers and salt shakers of the earth. The question is: How salty are we? Are we spicing the earth? Are we influencing the world? Or are we insipid? If we are insipid salt and without flavor, how can we influence the world for good?
Are we speaking the truth to our fellow man regarding the Supreme Court’s wrong decision on gay marriage? What about abortion and the selling of unborn body parts? Will we continue to stand up against this evil of murder in our society?
Why should God protect our cities from ISIS, Al Qaeda, or lone wolves when we do not protect the earth against the shedding of innocent blood in abortion clinics all over the land? The reason why multitudes of evils prevail in our western nations is because the salt has pretty much lost its savor.
Thank God for those who stand up and address the evils of our society with the salt of truth. But compared to those who call themselves Christians, they are few and far between. Those who will not stand up for whatever reason, be it the fear of man, or they do not want to rock the boat, etc. would do well to take note of what Jesus said. They are “henceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.”
Be encouraged.
Colin Campbell
Colossians 4:6: “Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.”
Matthew 5:13: “Ye are she salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savor wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.”
John 6:9: “There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?”
The kingdom of God is much more about giving than getting.
Fathers, one of the best ways to train our children about persecution is to get them praying for the persecuted Christians in the many countries where this is happening. Heavy persecution comes to those who live in countries where the government and culture is seriously opposed to the Christian faith.
Matthew 5:10: “Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
Who belongs to the Caleb company? Those who refuse to acknowledge walls and giants!
Men, we are surrounded with giants, walls, and mountains, e.g. homosexuality, divorce, abortion, pornography, and a host of Internet evils. Many are throwing up their hands and giving up.
If we accept the walls of defense that people put up around their lives, we are defeated before we start. If members of your family (or even your own spouse) do not wish to communicate or fellowship with you, the natural inclination is to stay away yourself and pay them back with their own medicine. But this only tends to accentuate the problem and build the walls of separation even thicker and higher.
The following Scripture is written to wives who inherently like to adorn themselves with all types of jewelry: “Let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price” (1 Peter 5:3).
Back to our subject of:
Psalm 94:16: “Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?”
Does God agree in any way with the Supreme Court’s decision on homosexual marriage? The answer is Absolutely No.
A careful man I want to be;
It’s hard to imagine how many families are torn apart through the failure to forgive. Ephesians 2:4 says: “But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, even when we were dead in sins . . . ” To be rich in mercy is to be rich in forgiveness.
Men, not only must we be able to forgive, but we must activate forgiveness. Being able to do something is one thing, but to actually do it is quite another. Everyone knows they ought to forgive, but many drag their feet in getting around to doing it. Some take a whole life time. How sad. Some only show partial forgiveness. They forgive some things about a person that they do not like, e.g. minor flaws in their personality, but the mo
Meekness is not self-exalting.
Parents, pastors, and leaders, please take not of this Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:24, 25: “And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth.”
John 1:14: “And the Word was make flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.”