Luke 14:34-35: "Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned? 35. It is neither fit for the land, not yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear."
Ephesians 5:1-2: "Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; 2. And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given Himself for us as an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savour…" If we are to be witnesses for Christ in the world, If we are to be a "sweet smelling savour" to the world, we will walk in love. Jesus set the example for us in the love that He has for us by offering Himself on the cross to save us from sin. We are part of the church of Jesus Christ because of this Godly love. If our witness to the world is to be "salty," or effective, we will love as Jesus loved. I want to paint a portrait of the love that our lives will portray to the world. First, we are to love God. You might be thinking, "of course I love God." But if you are honest with yourself, do you really love God? Does the life you live portray that you really love God? Is your love for Him heartfelt, or is it something that you think that you should have, or do you really have it? Only you can answer the question. Second, we are to love people. We will meet all kinds of people in this world. Some of them are easy to love and offer no threats of any kind to us. Some of them are not lovable and seem to enjoy that fact. But Jesus loved them and died on the cross for them. We need to love the people with whom we do business. We need to love the people in our neighborhoods. We should love them because Jesus loves them, and died on the cross for them., Third, we are to love our churches. Do you truly love the people in your church? Is your love for them heartfelt? Do you love your church enough to seek to keep it alive by bringing new people into its fellowship? Do you love the people who are part of your church's fellowship? Some of them will be lovable and some of them will not be lovable. Do you love them anyway, or do you just tolerate them? Do you love your church enough to practice your love by giving time, talent and money to keep the work for the Lord alive through your church? These are good questions that demand a positive answer if you truly love your church. Bro. Joe
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