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Today I taught at the Bible school, Lesson three, they are doing well with their visitation asignments. I also preached at the Bible School chapel, I picked Matthew 5:13-16 as the passage. Jesus tells us that we are the salt of the earth but if salt loses its flavor it is not good for anything.  Jesus also says we are the light of the world but if we put that light under a bushel it has no use. I picked these verses because of the discussions that I have been having with the Pastors and the Evangelist in my course. What is needed in this area according to these men is that Christians should be more like Jesus. That sounds familiar; if anything is needed in the States is that Christians should be more like Jesus. This discussion that I have been having with these men highlights for me, for them, and for leaders everywhere the importance of leaders to be like Jesus. To be like Jesus is to be the salt of the earth. Salt brings out the flavor, that which is hidden in God’s Word discerned only by the Spirit of God. Salt has healing properties; an encouraging word is life for the discouraged. Salt has preservation qualities; the cares of this world are lighter by God’s grace. But if we as Christians have lost our saltiness there is no benefit for anyone.

We are the light of the world. Light shows us the path to walk on, the path of Jesus as we find it in Scripture.  Light shows us the right way of living and leads us to what is right in God’s eyes. Light allows us fellowship with God and with each other, nothing is hidden, all our actions are in daylight. We are a light to each other but also to the world around us. A city on a hill lit up cannot be hidden. What does all this have to do with Jesus? Jesus is life and that life is the light of men ( John1:4). Where can people see Jesus, where can they meet Jesus, where can they get to know Jesus today? One place is the Scriptures and the only other place is you and me, the people of God, the church, His body. You and I may be the only Bible some people will ever read. It is therefore of utmost importance that we are like Jesus, take on His attitude, and His actions, and His way of giving Himself for others. Are we ready

Getting to the Bible school, 3 Kl., is a difficult short drive with places that will be impassable during the rainy season.