Salt and Light

There are moments that the kids around me simply amaze me. One of those moments was Sunday. I was speaking that day to the kids about being Salt and Light. You know that passage right?

Matthew 5:13-16
¹³ “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.
   ¹⁴ “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. ¹⁵ Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. ¹⁶ In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

I got the passage about a week before I was speaking on it, so I started looking at it. I'm 21. It's been a few years since I was in 5th or 6th grade. But I thought back about how I would've understood it best when I was younger.

As I started speaking to the kids about it, they became quiet. They listened. They understood. At 10 or 11, these kids could understand what it means to be salt and light to the world. It wasn't due to me at all, it was all Jesus. One of the leaders after small group told me that he girls got it. They knew what it meant. It doesn't mean their always going to do it, but at least they get it. (To listen to my whole talk, go to http://my.ekklesia360.com/Clients/player/videoplayer.php?sid=2091&url=http://www.thegroveaz.org/mediafiles/kaos-1-29-12.mp3&mediaBID=1335561&template=http://my.ekklesia360.com/Clients/player/videoplayer.php&type=sound&CMSCODE=EKK&CMS_LINK=http://my.ekklesia360.com&width=400&height=300&autostart=true&playlist=false&target=MediaPlayer)


God didn't intend for us to struggle with the concepts, he knew we would get it. If kids at 4 and 5 years old know what it means to accept Jesus in their heart, then salt and light is an easy concept. 


What gets me is the fact that we don't expect kids to do great things. They understand better what faith is. They are children. They are not jaded by this world. But we choose to expect them to do nothing of importance. I read about a kid the other day who had a passion, and he went door to door collecting money. He was collecting money to put a well in an African village that only drank dirty water. He was not any older than 12. He raised the money. All by himself. He went door to door making a difference. 


How much more could we, as young people do? This world does revolve around us and our problems. Oh no, we are simply here for Jesus. We are here to live differently, to change lives, and change the world. 

How are you living differently?

How are you changing lives?

How are you changing the world?