April 10, 2019 The Anglican Daily Fountain Devotional : Topic - Salt And Light
THE DAILY FOUNTAIN
DAILY DEVOTIONAL OF THE
CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION)
DAILY DEVOTIONAL OF THE
CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION)
DATE: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 , 2019
TOPIC - SALT AND LIGHT
READ: MATTHEW 5:13-16
13.“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.
14.“You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.
14.“You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.
15. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.
16. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
THE MESSAGE:
In these verses, the Lord Jesus deals with the character which true Christians must support and maintain in the world. True Christians are to be in the world as salt. Salt has a peculiar taste of its own, unlike anything else. When mingled with other substances, it preserves them from corruption.
It imparts a portion of its taste to everything it is mixed with. It is useful so long as it maintains its savour. True Christians are to be in the world as light. It is the property of light to be distinct from darkness. The least spark in a dark room can be seen at once. Of all things created, light is one of the most useful. Without it, the world would be a gloomy blank.
Salt and light evidently imply peculiarity, both of heart and life; of faith and practice.
Have we grace? Then it must be seen. Have we the Spirit? Then there must be fruit. Have we any saving religion? Then there must be a difference of habits, tastes, and turn of mind, between us and those who think only of the world.
Have we grace? Then it must be seen. Have we the Spirit? Then there must be fruit. Have we any saving religion? Then there must be a difference of habits, tastes, and turn of mind, between us and those who think only of the world.
It is perfectly clear that true Christianity is something more than being baptised and going to Church. We must dare to be singular and unlike the world, if we mean to be saved.
PRAYER: Father, please help me to be the salt and the light of the world as You desire.
April 10, 2019 The Anglican Daily Fountain Devotional : Topic - Salt And Light
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