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Inspired Communication Skills November 9
With Grace, Seasoned With Salt
“Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye
may know how ye ought to answer every man” (Colossians 4:6).
The conversation of the Christian should be in heaven, whence we
look for the Saviour. Meditation upon heavenly things is profitable,
and will ever be accompanied with the peace and comfort of the Holy
Spirit. Our calling is holy, our profession exalted. God is purifying
unto Himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. He is sitting
as a refiner and purifier of silver. When the dross and tin are removed,
then His image will be perfectly reflected in us. . . . When the truth has
a sanctifying influence upon our hearts and lives, we can render to
God acceptable service and can glorify Him upon the earth, being
partakers of the divine nature and having escaped the corruption that
is in the world through lust.
Oh, how many will be found unready when the Master shall come
to reckon with His servants! Many have meager ideas of what constitutes
a Christian. Self-righteousness will then be of no avail. Only
those can stand the test who shall be found having on the righteousness
of Christ, who are imbued with His spirit, and walk even as He
walked, in purity of heart and life. The conversation must be holy,
and then the words will be seasoned with grace. 22
Some with whom you are brought in contact may be rough and
uncourteous, but do not, because of this, be less courteous yourself.
He who wishes to preserve his own self-respect must be careful not to
wound needlessly the self-respect of others. This rule should be
sacredly observed toward the dullest, the most blundering. What God
intends to do with these apparently unpromising ones, you do not
know. He has in the past accepted persons no more promising or
attractive to do a great work for Him. His Spirit, moving upon the
heart, has roused every faculty to vigorous action. The Lord saw in
these rough, unhewn stones precious material, which would stand
the test of storm and heat and pressure. God does not see as man sees.
He does not judge from appearances, but searches the heart and
judges righteously. 23
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