I was inspired by a quote I saw on social media. “The church cannot be salt if we sugarcoat the gospel.”

How often do we tiptoe around the subject of the truth of the gospel? We don’t want to offend anyone. But now is the time to do the right thing. People’s souls are hanging in the balance.  Many want to embrace every sinful thing and every sinful lifestyle.  They say they are showing God’s love, by being accepting, but this is not love. If we love them we will tell them the truth and not sugarcoat the gospel. If we love them we will be the salt of the earth.

Matt 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.

To understand the above verse, we need to investigate salt.  Salt for centuries has been used as a preservative of meat.  It has properties that inhibits the growth of bacteria and keeps the meat from spoiling.

If we are the salt of the earth, we will have something that will prevent the spread of spiritual decay. God’s spirit in us, can help others find their way out of sin.  Sin is the bacteria that rots our lives.

Salt creates thirst. If we live our lives according to the word of God. People will see something in us that will make them thirsty for God.

Matt 5:6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

God promises us if we hunger after righteousness if we crave the things of God, we will be filled. He gives us fresh bread daily, if we only trust.

BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS

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