“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 by men.” (Matthew 5:13)
Have you ever tasted a meal and discovered a surprising blandness? Or when cooking, added a little salt to a dish and found the true flavor come out? In both cases, I’m sure you were immediately aware of the effect of salt on a meal. Salt can make or break a meal. I believe that is why Jesus called us the “salt of the earth.” We have the opportunity to make or break this world if we take Jesus’ commands seriously to make disciples (Matthew 28:16).
When Jesus created the salt metaphor to teach us about our mission on earth, he gave us the beginning of a powerful formula, detailing how to be a contagious Christian. For salt to fulfill its function it needs to retain its flavor. If you apply Jesus’ salt analogy to us, flavorful salt (or highly potent salt… continuing with our “contagious” analogy) means that you are so filled with God you can’t help but spills out on those around you.
Becoming a highly potent Christian is not easy, but it is necessary if we want to be contagious and fulfill God’s purpose for us. And Jesus tells us the only way to be highly potent is through constant connection with God (John 15:4). Often we find it difficult to remain in God because we are so busy, easily distracted, and often forgetful. However, a wise man once said “you are too busy not to pray.”
If you commit yourself to be consistently filled with God, then your day-to-day life―your marriage, family and work-world―will be completely revolutionized! This commitment will not only change your mind and heart, but everything that you are! As people see you living out this amazing, over-flowing-with-life-way, they will want it. You will be contagious.
Highly potent means you are so utterly infected that you cannot help but infect those around you!
Pray for God to fill you… not just on Sundays but every day of the week and every moment of the day. I am praying for every member of our church to become contagious. That is how we change the world.
So are you highly potent?
1. When was the last time you were contagious?
2. Are you highly potent? If not, what is making you lose your flavor?
3. If you are highly potent, what do you do to maintain your potency?
4. Have you ever met someone who was some really flavorful salt? What effect did they have on the people around them?
By Rey Diaz
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