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Walk in the Light!
May we never lose sight of the big picture regarding the Lord’s salvation, and may we never surrender our gratitude to the pressures of this world!

Jn 19:30
When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, "It is finished," and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

Charles Spurgeon
"Do you believe that your sins are forgiven, and that Christ has made a full atonement for them? Then what a joyful Christian you ought to be! How you should live above the common trials and troubles of the world! Since sin is forgiven, can it matter what happens to you now?"

Love for the Lord
If our motivation is not right in our hearts, our actions will not come out right (including our speech). And where do we find love as our motivation?? -  We love because He first loved us! - 1Jn 4:19

Lam 3:22-23
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;
his mercies never come to an end;
they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.

Humility Towards The Word!
If you are not reading your Bibles a little bit every day, you are doing yourself a great disservice. You have no idea how greatly you will miss out over time!

Humility Towards The Word!
With the right motivation of His love in our hearts, which comes from learning the Word, we're able to represent Him properly with things like "fine speech". Pr 17:7

“fine speech” – yether saphah
The Hebrew means excellent speech, as in "overhanging", an "excess"; as in extra good language that someone can grab onto (a small rope, as hanging free).

Practical Results
Fine speech gives us "something to really grab onto" in our souls!! (like the small rope hanging down from an attic door - think of fine speech giving you easier access into another's soul!)

Think of the Power of Our Words!
Gracious words can actually affect both the soul and the body’s health!
Pr 16:24 Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.

Privileged Messengers We Are!
Who are we to carry the words of eternal life on our lips?!

"Seasoned With Salt"
Think of how much salt makes plain food taste better. Seasoned words will be much more readily received, as we speak the truth in love. Eph 4:15

Think of the Power of Our Words!
We must pause for a moment with people and make sure they realize we care about them and their future... and by grace, this loosens the soil of their heart to receive the Gospel in humility.

Gracious Words Show Love!
That's the power of thinking first and having gracious speech. Allow His love to take over in your soul before you speak. Allow His Spirit to rule your soul in that moment! Eph 5:18-19, Col 3:15-16

Think of the Power of Our Words!
We must pause for a moment with people and make sure they realize we care about them and their future... and by grace, this loosens the soil of their heart to receive the Gospel in humility.

"Seasoned With Salt"
Salt is one of God's natural preservatives. In a spiritual sense, having gracious speech can help keep the soul of others from spoiling. Mt 5:13, Mk 9:50

Lev 2:13
You shall season all your grain offerings with salt. You shall not let the salt of the covenant with your God be missing from your grain offering; with all your offerings you shall offer salt.

"Seasoned With Salt"
"Although our language should always be gracious, it should be equally honest and without hypocrisy." - William MacDonald
Jesus is our primary example of this, ala Jn 4:10,16, 5:14, 8:11.