Hello All, I hope we are having a most fabulous week! I just had to post this blessed piece by my brother! yes real brother! He has explained in detail what it means to be the salt of the earth as God created us to be!
Salt do not go about messing about with water for they loose their composition nor go about losing their identity like every other white dust and that is why the below is a must read.
'Pollution can be defined as the process of making air,
water, soil etc. dangerously dirty and not suitable for people to use. However
for purposes of this write-up, Pollution is seen as the evil vices that exist
in the world that has stained and made man stink in the presence of God.
The world Is filled with a lot of pollution that has stank
into its depth, affecting all age brackets even the young ones have joined the
band wagon of pollution leading to their inevitable destruction. Some examples
of this pollution include: Jealousy, Pride, Alcoholism, Drug Abuse, Envy,
Sexual immorality, Unforgiveness, Disobedience, Selfishness, Lying, Stealing etc.
The Bible in Matthew 5:13-14 says “Ye are the salt of the
earth: but if the salt has 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. Ye are the light of the world. A
city that is set on a hill cannot be hid.
A brief illustration into this word simply means that as
Christians we are meant to live a perfumed life, like the Bible described it as
a “Salt”, the inept characteristics of a Salt is to add flavor, taste, color
and sweetness to the food it is put into, it also has the characteristics of
being sharp in taste, painful when applied in injuries etc. As Christians we are not expected to live
short of this description. In all our life endeavours we would face pollution
from the Nigerian life experience in terms of corruption, lackadaisical
attitude to work, gossiping about others and a lot of other pollution that can
rub off on us, but we must stand out and not lose our savour, our taste, our
color which exists mainly from our lifestyle as Christians. You are brand
ambassadors of Christ wherever you go, that means that you spray Christ in your
classrooms, offices, with friends and family and not leaving him on the side-lines,
only calling him when you have run into problems.
As a perfume of this world we are expected to light up the
thick, prevalent and continuous darkness that exists in all sectors of the
economy. The devil is putting his people in helm of affairs controlling all
sector s of the economy that is why the menace of corruption, greed and wanton
killings exist unabated, because Christians have either decided to switch of
their lights and sell their birth rights for a piece of bread or they have
stopped being vigilant about the devices of the devil. The bible says in 1Peter
5:8 ‘Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring
lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour’. As Christians we have to be
on a constant watch out on the tricks of the devil, that is why our perfume
must never run dry, the pollution that exists on the earth can turn anyone
perfume to the smell of a pit if he is not constantly spraying the perfume from
the Almighty on a daily basis.
A few examples of persons in the Bible that remained
perfumed despite all odds:
1. Joseph: In Gen 39:7-9 ‘And it
came to pass after these things, that his master’s wife cast her eyes upon
Joseph; and she said, Lie with me. But
he refused, and said unto his master’s wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what
is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my
hand; There is none greater in this
house than I; neither hath he kept back anything from me but thee, because thou
art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?’
Joseph refused to pollute himself, with the sexual offer of
Potiphar’s wife, because of the fear of God, thereby facing a punishment that
finally led to his promotion. We must learn from this story so as to have
self-control especially when it comes to sexual offers flying around, a lot of
people have died during the process of sex, some during the process of
abortion, while others through sexually transmitted diseases. Joseph was not
just seeing the now, but he foresaw the future of his glory. If he had slept
with Potiphars wife he would just have been a celebrated house boy. Further read Gen 39:11-18,40:5-23,41:1-46.
2. Shedrach,
Meschach and Abednego: The Jewish Christians refused to worship the god
of Nebuchadnezzar because of their belief in the lord God Almighty and their
trust in Him that he would deliver them from the fiery furnace which was the
punishment, they stood firm to their decision even after the Kings decision
that the furnace be heated up seven more times. Dan 3v1-30. Unshakable faith and
belief in God is one of the ways to be perfumed continuously in this polluted
world, they knew what faith was all about and they tapped into it. In our
workplace, academics or in society generally, we must have an unshakable faith
when trusting God, because God looks at the inward appearance and thoughts of
our heart and he knows when we have a flinching faith. Hold unto your faith, it
is the difference maker.
Hopefully, with this few examples you have been able to see
how God can promote you to a place of greatness after you show unshakable
faith, commitment, dedication and trust to his Word and what He is capable of
doing. The bible says in Num 23:19 ‘God is not a man, that he should lie;
neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not
do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?'. God keeps his word;
you just keep your Faith.
To continue to the end as he speaks on those who defiled themselves, click on: http://22ng.com/living-perfumed-in-a-polluted-world-by-buchi-law-okeke/
Keep shinning!
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