Use Salty
Words!
"Let your speech always be with grace,
seasoned with salt, that you may know
how you ought to answer each one."
Colossians 4: 6
“You are the salt of the earth” (Matthew 5:13).
These familiar words of Jesus suggest our
life is to accomplish the two benefits of salt:
seasoning (attractiveness) and preservation.
Paul applied the salt metaphor to speech when
it came to relating to nonbelievers: Our speech
must be graceful (compassionate, encouraging,
understanding)—all seasoned with
salt.
How do the two uses of salt apply to our
speech when relating to those who may
be opposed to our beliefs or
actions?
The Seasoning suggests speech that
adds an
attractive flavor to the conversation or dialogue.
Preservation suggests doing whatever we can,
not just to preserve
a relationship but strengthen
it as well.
Look for an opportunity to encourage
someone today with gracious words
that are “flavorful” and that will
strengthen the relationship.
"It is bad to think ill,
but it is worse to
speak it."
Matthew Henry