"Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time. Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one."'Those who are outside' refers to non-believers, 'redeeming the time' means taking advantage of every opportunity. We ought to be walking in wisdom, taking every opportunity to witness to nonbelievers. Our walk & our talk ought to be lined up so both can testify to the God we claim to serve. This ties in well with yesterday's blog on chapter 3. During this process of becoming 'new men' we're growing in knowledge & wisdom, building characteristics such as mercy, humility & patience (3:12) while letting go of anger, malice & filthy language (3:8). Now our conversations can be 'seasoned with salt,' an appetizing diet of words for the spiritually starving non-believer.
Let's be in prayer for each other in this area. That we'd become fully committed to God, forsaking our old ways & giving God His due. For those who have accepted His salvation, He bought us at the cost of His son's life. By this testimony, we are all witnesses & called to be so in Matthew 28:19-20. The least we could do is show gratitude, learn more about a God who would do such a thing, and spread that message to others.
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