The Lord works in marvelous and interesting ways. Today as I went out shopping I encountered a fellow brother in the Lord and somehow we got into a conversation about friend potatoes.
In order to make delicious fried potatoes, it all starts with the right potato. For me, it has to be the Red Potato. Then you need to add just the right seasoning to your potatoes; dried onions, rosemary, chives, and some salt. Shake these up and bake them in the oven and your on your way to a mouth watering dinner.
In all this the Lord spoke to me and gave me this illustration for the kind of people the Lord is looking for.
First, He needs just the right person. In order to be the right person, you need to be born again. Repent, turn from your sin, ask forgiveness and believe on Jesus as your Lord. Congrats; your passed the first test. Now you need some seasoning, and that can only come by spending time with the Lord in prayer and in His word.
Mathew 5: 13 says, "Let me tell you why you are here. You're here to be salt-seasoning that brings out the God-flavors of this earth. If you lose your saltiness, How will people taste godliness? You've lost your usefulness and will end up in the garbage." (The Message) God want us to be seasoning, so that the world will be able to taste the goodness of the Lord. Psalm 34:8 says, "Oh taste and see that the Lord is good..." (NKJV) But as you saw, the verse in Mathew, says we can loose our seasoning. How is this possible? We're not talking about our salvation here. We are talking about our effectiveness. If we are not spending time in God's word or in His presence in prayer, then we will not be as effective. It would be like eating those same potatoes without all the seasoning. Oh sure it would be eatable, but it wouldn't have much flavor. I don't know about you, but I would rather have some flavor to my food. Not only that, but when you make that one dish that others talk about, why would you want to change it and leave out the secret ingredient? When we include the Lord in our lives then people will talk about it!The Lord wants to season your life today, so get into His kitchen and let Him add just the right seasoning, so that others around you will taste the goodness and want to have your recipe! Secret ingredient: JESUS!
