“Be wise in the way you act toward 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)
The Bible says, when we share our faith with others, we should season our conversation with salt. But what does that mean?
One way we can add salt to our conversation is by professing the truth found in God’s Word.
Let me ask you a question. What happens after you have eaten something salty? I’ll tell you what happens to me; I get thirsty. And when I am very thirsty, there is only thing that can truly quench my thirst – water.
If salt equals truth in our illustration, then truth causes a spiritual thirst. The obvious question would then be… how does one quench a spiritual thirst?
According to the Gospel of John, there is only one way:
“Jesus answered, ‘Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.’” (John 4:13-14)
There is a place in the depth of our soul that is so deep, no man, woman, or object could ever reach it. It is a place God designed solely for Himself. In this space the Lord ministers to our spirit and brings healing, restoration, and fulfillment to our lives. This void is the very life-source that causes man to seek, know, and love our Heavenly Father.
So strong is the desire within us to have this space occupied, that we often spend an incredible amount of time, energy, and money looking for a willing tenant. Relationships, substances, money, careers, and material possessions all compete for residency. Unfortunately, Satan is all too willing to assist us in our search.
Long ago, Jesus saw desperate need in the heart of a Samaritan woman who was coming to find water at the well. What she found filled more than her water jar. Jesus, knowing her greatest need, offered the woman at the well the same thing He offers you and me today – living water.
Do you know someone who is feeling vacant after an endless search for fulfillment?
Make the most of every opportunity; let your conversation be full of grace and seasoned with salt.
You can never give another person that which you have found, but you can make him homesick for what you have. ~Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest
