Why are Christians so bored with the idea of God?
We believe in Him.
We proclaim to be His followers.
Yet, we never tell people about Him.
We sit back selfishly think that we are going to be okay because we know about God. But God calls us to do so much more than that.
Matthew chapter five talks about how we are the salt of the earth.
He is referring to Christians as salt.
This may seem strange to people when you first read it. In the times that this was written, salt was used to preserve meat. People did not have electricity and therefore had no means of keeping the meat fresh. Meat was also a specialty at this time. So, people would dry rub salt on it or soak it in a salt water brine. This would preserve the meat and keep it from spoiling.
Now, God wants us to be the salt.
He wants us to preserve people.
That means that we cannot hide God away.
He also talks about being a light. My pastor talked this morning about this and put it into a better perspective for me.
The headlights on your car have two purposes: to make sure that you can see and to allow others to see you.
Have you ever forgotten to turn your headlights on because the road you were on was well lit? While you do not need your headlights to see, others need them on so that they can see you.
It works the same way with being a Christian.
You can hold up a sign that says "Jesus loves you" to people all day long, but until you show them that love it won't mean anything.
You see God is calling each of us to do something. Every single person has a purpose in life. You may know this purpose or you may not.
But God calls everyone to love.
Love God, Love Others.
That is what every one of us is called to do.
Why would you want to hide away the thing that saved you?
Why do we get so afraid of changing someones life?
Why do we sit back and keep our God hidden?
You do not have to say God's name in order to witness to people. Your actions will show them who He is.
Your God has you a MANSION built and the driveway is made of GOLD.
Why are we NOT excited?
Salt is of no use if it is left in the shaker.
