Salty Christianity – It should not be!

Salty Christianity – It should not be!

I know this may be a hard to hear bit of Godly wisdom, but, we all need reminding now and then about Godliness, righteousness, and living the Christian walk, that Jesus showed us. He delivered life giving (Salvation message) words in synagogues, on mountains, in fishing boats, and in the temple of God.  I’ll just share the “Word of God” here about what he meant regarding fresh water and salt water coming from the same spring,  I think I really understood this when I was a little boy and first heard a local Petersburg preacher (Bro Rogers) minister on this scripture one Sunday morning. I think Jesus made this topic pretty clear. You read it and decide for yourself what the answer, is for you only. I call it a path marker, one that goes two different directions, the Path of God or the way of Satan.  

James the apostle and cousin of Jesus who was so close to him at the last supper, he could hear the heartbeat of Jesus, said this:  James 3:6-13 6 The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.  7 All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, 8 but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.  9 With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness. 10 Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be. 11 Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? 12 My brothers, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.  13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. NIV

Jesus stated this earlier in John 7:37-39  37 On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him."  NIV

If you examine you’re walk and you know you are occasionally being a Salt – Water Christian, please read this and consider the words you speak around others. Know this too, we all sometimes trip up now and then, but with perseverance, and the forgiveness of our Lord and Savior, our words become eventually like Jesus said “Living Water”. We have that thirst quencher given to us in the anointing of the Holy Spirit. The Word of God says so…. Salt has a good purpose and is also something which when overused can be really bad. If your life doesn’t sound like the words Jesus spoke, ask God to take away the unneeded salt and replenish it with his fresh spring of Living Water! Then when you speak the words from God they will be living and active words that make a difference in people’s lives you know, as you share what God places in your new heart and newly transformed mind. Don’t try to overcome this in your own strength, I did a long time ago and found out it just won’t work without Jesus support. One other encouraging and strengthening word is what Paul stated as lead by the Holy Spirit when speaking to the Corinthians at the Church of God, in Corinth. ; 1 Cor  2:16 16 "For who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct him?" But we have the mind of Christ. Niv  Again this can be supported by many other scriptures in the Bible. One scripture I particularly like, as God was transforming me (He still is today!) is this.  2 Cor 3:3 3 You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts. NIV Have you ever wondered why God used tablets of stone to write the 10 commandments on? Well that’s another story for another time, Lord willing. Until then remember this; Jesus loves you! He’s waiting at the door of your heart and he’s knocking, He won’t come in until you ask him to. All you have to do is pray a prayer like this and believe by faith in the one who God sent to die for you, and that’s Jesus the Son of God who now has risen and lives in heaven and sets on the throne today.

“Father in heaven, my Lord and God, I know you sent your only begotten Son to die for my sins and to rise again so that now he can come and make his home in my heart and mind. I ask you this very moment for forgiveness of my sins and to make me a new person in Christ as you’ve said you would if I only ask and believe by faith in Jesus. From this day on please fill me with the Holy Spirit, the Teacher and give me a hunger for your Living Word so that Streams of Living Water flow from my live in a visible way that people I know will be drawn to you for your saving grace. In the name of Jesus I pray.”

If you prayed this prayer and meant it with all your heart, you need to contact another Christian person as soon as possible, wherever you reside. You will want to start reading the word of God and praying for wisdom and for a teachable heart and mind as well. If you have any questions please FB me or email me and I’ll try to do what I can to get you some support going. God bless you! Pastor Dan