Re-Salted

"Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone." Colossians 4:6

Another area the Bible talks about salt is here in Colossians. I know I've written before about guarding what we say, and I probably used this very verse to discuss grace. But today I want to focus on the part that says our conversation should be seasoned with salt. I think to better understand what is being said we should read it in context with the verse before it.

"Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. 6Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone." Colossians 4:5-6

Seasoned with salt. How do we let our conversation be seasoned with salt? Remember what we talked about yesterday? How we compared the salt to flavor, enhancement, and excitement. That is how our conversations should be. Think about it. A neighbor asks about the group of people you have over every week. One answer could be "yeah, they're just some friends... we have a standing date to get together every week." That doesn't sound very exciting. We could also say "Yes! That's our small group that gets together every week to spend time together and share concerns and pray for each other and see what the Bible has to say to us that week." That sounds a little better, especially followed by "You should come over one of these weeks, bring your kids- they'll have a good time."

How we present God can make a difference. We need to have flavor in our speech, and we need it to be a good flavor. If you have a complaint about something at church, the absolute last place to complain about church is with the unsaved people that you've been trying to witness to. Guard your tongues carefully when engaged in speaking with an unbeliever. Say a quick prayer to the Holy Spirit to flavor your speech with salt, so that God can be presented in the best manner- as many great chefs will tell you, it's all in the presentation. It's the presentation that draws them in, and then it's the great flavor enhanced by the salt that keeps them there and captures their heart.