Be Salty.

“Be wise in the way you act towards outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.” - Colossians 4: 5-6

Paul warns us to be particular in our exchanges with non-believers. He says that we should take advantage of every opportunity to share Christ with the utmost care. I love that Paul says our conversations with non-believers (and believers, for that matter) should be “seasoned with salt.” Today, salt is used to add flavor to food, but in Paul’s day it was used as a preservative. Although today’s use of salt would still work as a metaphor (as in be tasteful with your words), Paul is telling us to choose words which will prevent moral decay.

This message is so important because Christians are often watched and judged more closely than non-believers. We all know people who have written-off Christianity due to bad experiences they’ve had with Christians. As Christ-followers, we need to remember that we are ambassadors for Christ. We are His ears, mouth, eyes, etc. Everything we do and say reflects our Heavenly Father. While we aren’t perfect, we ought to be thoughtful in both the actions and words we choose. Are we choosing words that are salty and will lead others to know Christ? Or are we choosing destructive, unkind, vulgar words that will make an incorrect lasting impression on Him?