Matthew 5:1–48 (Continued)

March 09, 2012

Jesus continues to teach:

• Change your hearts and lives
• This is what your changed lives should look like
• This what your changed life should produce

We should be like salt and light. Our changed lived should impact others around us. Be saved—then save. Matthew 5:13 - "You are the salt of the earth." If we have lost our salty taste, then we can no longer be fulfilling our purpose and we can no longer be producing. Our testimony is gone. "It is good for nothing, except to be thrown out and walked on." Thrown out, and walked on. What strong words. Value—gone. Usefulness—gone. Purpose—gone. Productivity—gone.

Not only are we to be the salt, we are to be the light. Matthew 5:14 - "You are the light that gives light to the world. A city that is built on a hill cannot be hidden." Our testimony cannot be missed. It is obvious to all those around us. It is not hidden. We are not ashamed. Matthew 5:15–16 - "And people don't hide (it) under a bowl. They put it on a lamp stand so the light shines for all the people in the house. In the same way, you should be a light for other people. Live so that they will see the good things you do and will praise your Father in heaven."

LIVE! Live it!  Don't just have the head knowledge. Don't just say the right words. LIVE IT! Make sure your walk matches your talk. Be saved—then save. Produce other followers. Don't seek your own gain. LIVE so it points others to God and not yourself. "Live so that they will see the good things you do and will praise your Father in heaven."

We are to be God's expression to a lost world. Be salt. Be light. Live it!


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