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Salt and Light

2 Corinthians 1:12
“Now this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, with integrity and godly sincerity. We have done so, relying not on world wisdom but on God’s grace.”

2 Corinthians is Paul’s letter to the church of Corinth. These particular verses are stating how Paul and Timothy have conducted themselves in the world in a way that is glorifying to the Lord and especially in their relationship with people of the church. Galatians 5:24 says, “Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.” To operate in such a way that is glorifying to the Lord, we must continuously die to ourself every moment of everyday. To accomplish such a task, we must rely on the grace of God because if we rely on the world, we will fall right back into the desires of our flesh, a hole that we just so desperately and continuously seek our way out of. Romans 12:2-3 says, “Do not conform to the pattern of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is - His good, pleasing, and perfect will.” For everything in this world will fade away, while heaven is eternal. Nothing we do in this life matters unless we are doing it for the Lord. As Matthew 5:13-16 states we are to be the salt and light of the world but we are only able to offer as much as we let the Lord do in our lives. When we rely on faith, we rely on the Lord. When we rely on the Lord, the impossible becomes possible. How I am even here, at Potter’s Field, is a miracle in itself. I know that the Lord wants me here when I applied for IGNITE, doors began to open. I count it all as loss to gain Christ, and since being here, doors continue to open. He has shown me His love in a way I have never experienced before, He has softened my heart to an extent that I can genuinely let Him in. Everyday, something new surfaces, and every day, I am reassured that I am saved by the precious blood of Christ. 
Application
This week, I will ask the Lord to continue to soften my heart so that I can continue to absorb His Word and all that He has for me. 




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