"Ye are the salt of the earth."
- Matthew 5:13

It's amazing how it works.

My wife and I just arrived home from church.  We grabbed a snack and I settled down in front of my laptop to write this devotional.

I did the same thing that I do every night...

...I asked God to show me what He wanted me to write.

I munched on a few potato chips and continued to meditate on what I should write about.  Nothing seemed to come to me, so I continued eating more potato chips and pondered about what the subject of this devotional should be. 

Still a blank.  I kept munching.  Soon, the one serving bag of chips was gone, but there was still no idea for a devotional.

I began to get a strong desire for some water to drink.  The salt in the potato chips had made me thirsty.  You see, salt does that...

...it creates thirst.

So, I got up and poured a glass of water and settled down in front of my laptop again.

Then, it hit me.

Salt creates thirst.  Jesus said that you and I are the "salt of the earth."  What did He mean?  Many would say that being the salt means preserving, flavoring, and purifying the world around us.  Those things are true.  But, perhaps more than that...

...we should make people thirsty for Jesus.  Yep, our lives should create a desire in others to drink from the Living Water.

You see, salt creates thirst.  The question is, how salty are we?

When people look at us do they see Christians living the victorious life?  Do they see joy and peace and love?  What about compassion and mercy? 

Do they see anything that makes them thirsty?

Christian, if we are the salt that Jesus called us to be, then our lives are going to influence those around us.  They are going to see us rejoice even in time of trouble.  They will notice that we help out those in need.  They will recognize a genuineness in our walk with the Lord.  They will see that our "talk" is backed up by our "walk."

In short, they will see something that makes them want to know this Jesus that motivates our words and actions.

The Lord says we are to be the "salt of the earth."

When was the last time you made someone thirsty for Jesus?