Thoughts on Today's Verse…

The Lord Jesus compared us to the salt on the earth, and asked us Christians to be the salt on the earth, so how should we be salt? We need to start with every word and deed in our daily lives, and treat the people and things that we encounter with a heart of reverence for God. For example, when interacting with brothers and sisters who pursue the truth, we should speak from the heart, not tell lies, not deceive others, and not please others; we should learn to speak the truth, be honest, and edify others; by doing so, others will see the likeness of an honest person from what we reveal, what we express, what we say, and what we do, and our real actions will be beneficial to others. If we do something wrong, we should apologize to others and admit our mistakes; if we do something correct, we should stick to it. We should take care of, care about, and protect brothers and sisters, and when they commit transgressions, we should show tolerance and patience, love each other, and fellowship the truth with them to help them solve their transgressions. In this way, we do things before the Lord and manifest the glory of the Lord. This is to be salt. In our interactions with others, if we flatter those who have power and status, and if we look down on, ignore, and even judge, belittle, and bully those who are honest and have no authority or power, this is not living out the requirements of the Lord, and not playing the role of salt. This is not being salt.

God’s words say, “People who have the truth are those who, in their real experiences, can stand firm in their testimony, stand firm in their position, stand on the side of God, without ever retreating, and who can have a normal relationship with people who love God, who, when things happen to them, are able to completely obey God, and can obey God unto death. Your practice and revelations in real life are the testimony of God, they are man’s living out and the testimony of God, and this is truly enjoying God’s love; when you have experienced to this point, the due effect will have been achieved. You are possessed of actual living out and your every action is looked upon with admiration by others. Your clothing and outward appearance are unremarkable, but you live out a life of the utmost piety, and when you communicate the words of God, you are guided and enlightened by Him. You are able to speak God’s will through your words, communicate reality, and you understand much about serving in spirit. You are candid in your speech, you are decent and upright, non-confrontational and decorous, able to obey God’s arrangements and stand firm in your testimony when things befall you, and you are calm and composed no matter what you are dealing with. This kind of person has truly seen God’s love. Some people are still young, but they act as someone of middle age; they are mature, possessed of the truth, and admired by others—and these are the people who have testimony and are the manifestation of God. Which is to say, when they have experienced to a certain point, inside they will have an insight toward God, and their external disposition will also stabilize. Many people do not put the truth into practice and do not stand firm in their testimony. In such people there is no love of God, or testimony to God, and these are the people most loathed by God. They read the words of God in the gatherings, but what they live out is Satan, and this is dishonoring God, vilifying God, and blaspheming God. In such people, there is no sign of God’s love, and they do not have the work of the Holy Spirit at all. So, people’s words and actions represent Satan.”

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