FLAVOR

"You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned?" (Matthew 5:13 NKJV) What tastes good to you? fresh-baked bread? fresh strawberries? a just-picked apple? cheesecake? pizza? When we enjoy food, we breathe in the aroma, we see that it looks appetizing, and we taste its deliciousness. It's a rich, full experience. Love also comes to us in more than one way and is a rich, full experience: a mother's tenderness, a spouse's attention and devotion, a comforting hug, sharing a laugh with a friend, getting a call or e-mail from someone who's thinking of you, God's multitude of thoughts toward each of us, Jesus suffering and taking on our sins, being honored on your birthday, a friendly hello, hanging out with people who care about you. As we walk with Jesus, He shows us His many-faceted, new-every-day love, and then we, by the Spirit's power, pass this love on to others. His word helps us: "...as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious" (1 Peter 2:2-3 NKJV). The word helps us to taste His graciousness. Enjoy!