Don’t forget to “season” your words when the world asks for the reason for the hope that is within you.
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada. And whenever it’s cucumber season, I think about my sister Jay who lives on our family farm in Maryland. That’s because Jay’s garden is full of ripe cucumbers that she boils, blanches, strains, and then seals into delicious pickles. And her secret to those tasty pickles? Salt. Jay tells me the best way to preserve a pickle at its crunchiest, tastiest best is to add a lot of salt [oh my goodness, my mouth is already starting to water just talking about it!]. You know, those words go well together—salt and preserve. Matthew 5 calls us “the salt of the earth.” And as Christians, we act as a salty preservative in this world, infusing godly values into life around us. Friend, you have the work of restraining evil and advancing good in the world. So [just as salt brings out flavor in food], don’t forget to “season” your words when the world asks for the reason for the hope that is within you.
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