Salt and Light

Matthew 5:13-16
To be a salt and light in the world.
Let light shine before men, that they may see our good deeds and praise our Father in Heaven.
Salt: Prevent spoil
Light: shine to the darkness, people will see.
Give honor to the Lord in stead of us.
Why?
Their lives are effective in the world: they put the seasoning into life, they stop the rot, they light up the way.
But what they do and say and how they react, they reflect something of what God himself is like - so that others see and give God the credit.
How?
Put the seasoning into life, stop the rot, light up the way!