Salty Glowing Believers
What does it mean to be both salt and light?
Jesus tells us we are salt and light but really doesn’t tell us what this means. What he does do is warn us not to lose our saltiness or inner glow.
How are salt and light the same? What do they have in common? And how are they spiritually different from each other?
Let’s ponder this and feel free to tell me what you think.
Salt describes our substance, what we are inside.
Light describes our essence, what emits from us.
Salt is transportable. You can carry it in a sack and take it from one place to another. It describes the body we live in and operate out of.
Light is transmissible. It shines from a source and is seen across distances. As salt describes our life here on earth, light describes our life emanating out of heaven. It is centered and burning from within us. It is God shining through.
As salt is finite, light is as close to infinite as my mind can comprehend.
Salt is about what I can do right here, right now. It is about making this world a better place. Light is about life’s meaning, mine and yours, in a context beyond the confines of planet earth.
Morning Ben. Thank you for the opportunity. I was struck with:
Salt describes our substance, what we are inside.
Light describes our essence, what emits from us.
To me this implies that we given his complete approval to become an integral part (salt) and architect (light) of his earth. He is in complete agreement that we are given control to do our will. That being said, our journey begins. Journeys are just that... journeys. Our lives consist of a myriad of headings, which over time allows us and others to celebrate and emulate or regret and forewarn.
God allows me the ability to adjust my headings thus I hope that I remember that and take heed as my headings may lead me to rocky shoals.
I celebrate the story of my journey and enjoy the tale of others.