How's My Heart?

How's My Heart?
Matthew 5:13-16


Disciples and the World
13"You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men.
14"You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden;
15nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.
16"Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

There is not much to say about these verses, because they really speak for themselves. But I do have this thought today that I believe rises up out of these words that Jesus spoke. We are here on this planet with a mission, a purpose. Our mission is to shine for God, to bring light to the darkness. But the struggle I have is living for the purpose, living for the light. For me lately I have been way too concerned with my own life and not with the lives of others.

I cannot live my life with a purpose for others if I am not concerned or burdened with the knowledge that there are people who do not truly know of the love of God. Am I living my life to shine for those that have none? Do I even see them? Do I even care? I have come face to face with these questions.

And I realized that I must care, I must shine, and I must see these people. It’s not that I have to get in everyone’s face I see and bulldog them, my heart just needs to break for them. That leads me to pray for them and ask God to draw them to Him (John 6:44), then when the opportunity is right I will be ready to talk to whom I need to. When our heart breaks for them our actions will be salt for life as well.

I’m not going to elaborate on these words, but I will tell you of the thoughts they spurned in me. How is your heart for the lost? Is it burdened? Do you see? Do you care? Our lives are important, but let us not forget our purpose as we live them.

Grace and peace,

Doug – John 15:13