In The Garden


"Seasoning for the Season"
Osella Clabaugh

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Scripture text:  "Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves and have peace one with another." Mark 9:50

Do you remember when you first got saved, or when you were baptized or when you dedicated your life to Christ.  Do you remember when you said use me Lord.  You were so excited and on fire.  You felt like you could win the world for Christ.  I remember when God called me to go into the ministry  There was no burning bush and no bolt of lightning.  It happened in 1968, but I remember it as if it was yesterday.  I was laying on the living room couch on a Sunday afternoon and just as clear as day I felt the Spirit tell me, Osella I want you in full time service.

 I went to church that evening and I approached the pastor as I entered the chapel and said Major Merritt (It was a Salvation Army Corps) I want to go to seminary, God has called me.  He looked at me and said are you sure.  Everyone expected my youngest sister to become an officer in the Salvation Army, but not me.  I  had graduated from business college and had an excellent job. I said yes, I know God has called me.  I was so excited.  I spent the next year and a half getting ready to go.  I was on fire for the Lord.  I witnessed to everyone.  I mean everyone, at work at the store on the street corner.  God had placed a fire for souls within me.

How about you, can you look back and remember.  What happened when God first touched you.  Did you tell your family and friends. Did you spend time in prayer and searching God's word.  Now after years of witnessing are you still on fire, is that fire still burning inside of you.

My friend Mark 9:50 says

"Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves and have peace one with another." 

My friend salt is used to season, to bring life to food.  It is used to tenderize meat.  It is used to cure and preserve.  You fill your salt shakers with salt, but if it sits around for a long time it gets lumpy and it looses it flavor and really is of no use.  In Mark 9:50 Jesus is telling us that we are the salt.  We are Jesus' salt.  We are the Christian seasoning.  We are used to tell the world about Jesus to win them over to him.  Are you a strong seasoning a strong witness for Jesus.  Do you still have that fire that burning in your soul to win the lost for Christ, to tell the world that Jesus loves them. Or through the years have you lost your flavor has your fire started to burn out.  My friend, time is running out.  Jesus is coming.  Do you need a fresh infilling from God's Holy Spirit.  Get on fire again for Jesus.  Oh my friend come to Him today and ask Him to touch you and set you on fire for Him again. 

Let's pray my friends.

Oh Father touch us, fill us, rekindle that fire that once burned with in us.  Oh father use us to go forth and win the lost for your kingdom.  Help us to boldly tell the world about your love.  Refresh us Lord that we may once again be the salt of the world.  Use us to show love to all mankind, use us Lord to bring inner peace to those we come in touch with.  O Lord touch us, touch us just now, touch us with they power O lord.  O Jesus use us, O Jesus use me, O Jesus, Jesus, Jesus touch me.  In your name I pray. O Father I long for that fresh touch. In Jesus name, touch us.  Amen