Salt is good, but if salt becomes insipid…

Salt is good, but if salt becomes insipid, with what will you restore its flavor?

Did you know that every day, God calls you “very good”?  Even with your sins, weaknesses, an dwounds, he delights in you. He never tires of holding our his dreams and goals for your life.  So if you find that you have lost some of the “flavor”, vigor, and energy that God has endowed you with, know that you can restore it.  It is never too late!

But how can this happen?  By GRACE.

Scripture tells us that Jesus came to live among us, “full of grace and truth”, and that “from his fullness we have received, grace in place of grace”.  this means that , not only have you been saved by the grace of God, but his grace surrounds you constantly.  Every time you breathe in, you can welcome it.  And anything you have “lost”, any enthusiasm that might have waned, can be restored with each breath.

This can be so hard to believe!

How can I, sinner that I am, have such free and constant access to God’s unfailing grace?  But it is true.  Jesus died in order to win this grace for you.  How can he hold back now?

There is something else here, too.  If you “re-flavor” yourself by welcoming God’s grace, you will find yourself growing in peace with the people around you.  A father whose faith is faltering receives the grace to believe.  Glory seeking disciples receive the grace to be humble.  Those who sought to exclude people are urge to receive the grace to accept them.  In each instance, life and peace were restored.  God wants this for you as well! He wants you to have peace in yourself so that you can have peace with other people.

If there is an area of your life in which you feel you have lost some “saltiness”, do not panic.  Just sit quietly with the Lord.  Praise him for his mercy.  Thank him for his grace. And then just breathe – slowly, deeply, calmly.  Let his Spirit fill you with his grace.  Let his love, his word, and his promises soften your heart.  Let him restore you.

-word among us