YOU ARE THE SALT

Sister Anne Wanjiru

9 Sept 2026

THE SALT, THE LIGHT AND THE BRIDGE

Dear brethren,

The Lord Jesus said:

“Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted?”

— Matthew 5:13 KJV

What a wonderful statement!

The Lord did not say, “You may become the salt.” He said, “Ye are the salt of the earth.”

Salt may be small. Salt may be cheap. Salt may not look important. But when it is placed in the right place, everybody knows that it is there.

A little salt can change the taste of a whole meal.

And so it should be with the believer.

Wherever God has placed you—at home, at work, among friends, in school, in the marketplace, in the church, or among strangers—your presence should make a difference.

We should be tasty in our environments.

Not tasty because we are entertaining people, but because the sweetness, grace, love, holiness, patience, humility, and kindness of Christ are being expressed through our lives.

The world should be able to meet something in us that reminds them of Jesus.

Jesus said:

“Ye are the salt of the earth.”

Salt gives taste, but salt also helps to preserve.

And the Christian is called to preserve something in a world that is rapidly losing its moral and spiritual savour.

When others are angry, let there be peace in us.

When others are bitter, let there be sweetness in us.

When others are proud, let there be humility in us.

When others are unforgiving, let there be forgiveness in us.

When others are speaking evil, let our lips speak grace.

When others are pulling people down, let us lift somebody up.

When others are creating walls, let us build bridges.

The Bible says:

“Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt.”

— Colossians 4:6 KJV

Notice that expression: “seasoned with salt.”

Our words should have a savour.

Not every truth has to be spoken harshly.

Not every correction has to become condemnation.

Not every disagreement has to become a battle.

There is a way to speak the truth in love.

There is a way to correct without destroying.

There is a way to stand for holiness without making the sinner feel that there is no way back to God.

Our Christianity should be a bridge that leads people to Christ, not a wall that makes people feel unworthy to come to Him.

Brethren, we must be careful.

Sometimes people are not rejecting Christ; they are reacting to the way Christ has been represented to them.

May the Lord help us never to become a stumbling block between a hungry soul and Jesus.

Let our lives say, “Come and see what the Lord has done.”

Let our homes speak of Christ.

Let our workplaces speak of Christ.

Let our conversations speak of Christ.

Let our friendships speak of Christ.

And even when nobody is watching, may our lives still speak of Christ.

Because Christianity is not only what we do when we gather together with the brethren.

Christianity is Christ living in us.

The Apostle Paul said:

“Christ in you, the hope of glory.”

— Colossians 1:27 KJV

That means Christ must be seen not merely in our church attendance, but in our character.

He must be seen in how we treat our husbands and wives.

He must be seen in how we treat our children.

He must be seen in how we speak to those who cannot benefit us.

He must be seen in how we respond when somebody hurts us.

He must be seen when we are misunderstood.

He must be seen when we are criticized.

He must be seen when nobody will applaud us.

That is where the salt is tested.

It is easy to be spiritual when everybody is watching.

But what are we when nobody is watching?

May the Lord make our private lives agree with our public confession.

Jesus also said:

“Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.”

— Matthew 5:14 KJV

Then He said:

“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”

— Matthew 5:16 KJV

Notice the purpose of the light.

It is not so that we may be glorified.

It is so that the Father may be glorified.

This is the great secret.

If God uses us, let us not take the glory.

If God gives us a gift, let us not boast.

If God answers our prayer, let us not exalt ourselves.

If God uses our words to encourage somebody, let us remember where the grace came from.

Paul said:

“But by the grace of God I am what I am.”

— 1 Corinthians 15:10 KJV

Oh, what a confession!

“By the grace of God I am what I am.”

Not by my strength.

Not by my wisdom.

Not by my goodness.

Not because I was better than somebody else.

By the grace of God.

And if we are standing today, it is because grace has held us.

If we are still believing, it is because grace has kept us.

If we are still walking, it is because grace has carried us.

Therefore, brethren, let us never glorify the flesh.

Let all the glory return to the One who gave us the grace to stand.

There was a time when we needed somebody to pray for us.

There was a time when we needed somebody to encourage us.

There was a time when somebody patiently taught us.

There was a time when somebody forgave us.

There was a time when somebody showed us mercy.

Now God has brought us to another place.

Perhaps somebody is looking at you today.

Perhaps somebody needs your patience.

Perhaps somebody needs your forgiveness.

Perhaps somebody needs to hear one encouraging word.

Perhaps somebody who has fallen needs somebody to help lift them up.

Do not become the wall.

Be the bridge.

Do not push them farther from Christ.

Help them find their way back to Him.

The Apostle Paul said:

“We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.”

— Romans 15:1 KJV

This is Christianity.

It is not merely saying, “I am right.”

It is asking, “How can I help my brother?”

It is not merely looking at somebody's weakness and criticizing them.

It is reaching down and saying, “Brother, sister, let us walk together.”

Jesus did not break the bruised reed.

He did not quench the smoking flax.

He came to seek and to save that which was lost.

And if His Spirit is in us, then something of that same heart should be found in us.

Brethren, let us have savour.

Let our homes have savour.

Let our marriages have savour.

Let our fellowship have savour.

Let our conversations have savour.

Let our correction have savour.

Let our worship have savour.

Let our lives have the fragrance of Christ.

Paul said:

“For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ.”

— 2 Corinthians 2:15 KJV

What a testimony!

A sweet savour of Christ.

Not a savour of ourselves.

Not a savour of pride.

Not a savour of bitterness.

A savour of Christ.

May people encounter us and somehow encounter Him.

May they hear our words and be reminded of His grace.

May they see our conduct and desire to know the God we serve.

And when they praise us, may we point them higher.

When they say, “You are such a good person,” may our hearts answer, “It is the Lord.”

When they see something beautiful in our lives, may they not stop at us.

May they see beyond the vessel to the One who filled the vessel.

For the Scripture says:

“Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory.”

— Psalm 115:1 KJV

Dear brethren, the world has enough walls.

There are walls of pride.

Walls of criticism.

Walls of unforgiveness.

Walls of religious superiority.

Walls of harshness.

Walls of judgment.

Walls that say, “You are not good enough.”

But the Lord is calling us to be different.

Let us be bridges.

A bridge does not draw attention to itself.

A bridge simply helps somebody get from where they are to where they need to be.

May our lives help somebody get from sorrow to joy.

From fear to faith.

From darkness to light.

From sin to repentance.

From despair to hope.

From distance to fellowship.

And ultimately—

from themselves to Christ.

Let us be salt.

Let us preserve what is good.

Let us add savour where there is bitterness.

Let us be light where there is darkness.

Let us be bridges where there are walls.

Let us be humble where there is pride.

Let us forgive where there is offence.

Let us love where there is hatred.

Let us speak grace where there is condemnation.

And above everything else, let Christ be seen.

For the greatest testimony is not that people say,

“What a wonderful Christian!”

But that, through seeing our lives, they are led to say:

“Surely, there is a God who can do this.”

May the Lord help us to live in such a way that our lives become a testimony of His grace.

And when our journey is finished, may we be able to say with the Apostle Paul:

“I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.”