Beloved, I’m so excited as we talk about the mystery of salt. We have been given a great challenge from the Lord our God to be the seasoning, the preservation of the culture, the preservation of our nation and our world because we are here. Think about it. Abraham started praying from 50, and on and on and on, and went down to 10. And God said, “If I find 10 in Sodom, I am not going to destroy it.” Beloved, can you look up today in all sincerity and say, “I know that because I’m here, because of the wealth in my relationship with God, because of the strength of our communion,” that God would not destroy your city because of you; that you are enough salt to prevent judgment. What a great thought! What a powerful concept! God can save the nation because of you. He said, “If I find 10.” Wow!
That’s why God said, “Who you are to Me is more important than what you do for Me.” He didn’t state it that way, but that’s my derivation from what was spoken. And I read Leviticus 2:13 once again. The notes say, “In ancient times, salt represented permanence because it preserved food. A covenant of salt denoted an enduring covenant that was renewed with successive generations.” It says…
Leviticus 2:13 (KJV):
And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt.
Beloved, Jesus said to the people in the churches in Revelation, He said, “You are not hot. You are not cold. I wish thou were hot or cold. But I want to spew you out of My mouth” (Revelation 3:14-16). The seasoning is important. You have to be hot for Him. You have to be passionate. You have to be zealous. There are things the Lord will speak and He will say, “The zeal of the Lord shall perform this,” like the birth of Jesus through Mary by the power of the Holy Ghost. Beloved, do you understand this concept? I’m speaking so many mysteries so fast. You have to really listen to these things, study it and meditate on it so you can understand how relevant you are, how important you are in the agenda of God, how we should all fight to avoid compromise because it ruins everything. It ruins everything. We are the salt of the earth. We are relevant in God’s agenda.
It says so that nothing should be lacking in your offering to the Lord. In all your offerings, you must offer salt. This seasoning, this fire, this passion must be there. This love for Him. Paul wrote, “The love of Christ constraineth us” (2 Corinthians 5:14). There’s no way we can watch what’s going on and not be moved to action and not do something for Him because of Him. Oh! May God change your life. May God challenge you. May God open your eyes to see you in that home alone watching this or watching that. Remember, you are salt. Remember, you are called as a seasoning. Remember and clean up your closet, and come out and start impacting your world for Him. Bring God joy for saving you. Bring Him joy for delivering you. Bring Him joy for blessing you. Let Him see you using your wealth to further His Kingdom. You see?
Yes, Beloved. God has blessed me with things. But I’m telling you, I never went out on my own to get any of those things. I never redirected any resource to personal things. No, it is God directing to do this or not to do that. It is His counsel and will. Because He doesn’t mind you being blessed, so long as He’s first. He will bless you with any of these things. That’s why He said don’t pursue after them. No, serve Him first. Love Him first. Let the fragrance, the seasoning of your presence impact the world.
I remember you come around people and then they curse and say, “Oh, Reverend. I’m sorry.” You see? You hadn’t said a word, but they felt convicted by your presence. They know they can’t curse. That’s being salt, Beloved. You set the standard.
Ooh! I was convicted to no end once. I was in downtown Atlanta years ago. And I was trying to cross the street, and the hand appears that says “Don’t walk.” I saw all these people, and I knew they were probably church people. They walked anyway. So I stood there. This thing was taking unusually long to change. And it just remained one young, white man and myself. Finally, I looked and said, “Oh, this thing must be malfunctioning.” I looked at him like beckoning on him, “Come on. Let’s just go since it doesn’t seem to be working.” And the young man looked at me and said, “I am principled. I won’t do it.” Wow! I felt so little. Here I am, the preacher, and I was ready to go along. I know some people don’t like the preacher confessing such things. But I mean I’m no God to worship. I’m the servant of the Lord.
But the young man convicted me. And of course, I stood there. And do you know, as everything else, immediately after, that light changed. I said, “Lord, have mercy!” This is how we miss our breakthrough. This is how we make errors. The light changed! I was less than one minute away from breakthrough, and I almost blew it. Thank God for a principled young man that convicted me and whipped me in shape!
Are you willing to be convicted? Because our generation doesn’t want to be convicted. Anytime you preach something convicting, they say, “Oh! You’re beating me up. Tell me something good. Thrill me! Make me feel good.” So you’re going to feel good all the way into hell? May God bring deliverance to us, in the mighty name of Jesus, as the truth of the Word of God is being propagated to awaken this lukewarm church, awaken this apostate church, awaken this fatigued, beleaguered, compromise-ridden church. May God help us, in Jesus name.
Are you ready to be relevant? Are you ready to stand up for Him? Are you ready to impact your friends and go and apologize to them? And say, “Listen, I haven’t been a good example. But I am asking you all to forgive me because I don’t want any of you to go to hell on my account.” That is being salt, Beloved. You straighten it out. You go and make amends in relationships. You go and ask for forgiveness so that your seasoning will resume and the people can embrace you and what God is doing in your life. What a powerful concept! May God change your world by this message, in Jesus name. Amen and amen!
I love you!
– Apostle Chika
I am ready to be relevant! Hallelujah! This message blessed me! Thank you for taking the time to give this to us! Amen!