Cold Molasses and a Hot Biscuit
Scripture
“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet. You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. ”
– Matthew 5:13–14 (ESV)
Devotion
Pastor Darren gave a vivid picture: the world is like a steaming hot biscuit desperately needing something sweet and flavorful, but the church is often like a cold jar of molasses turned upside down—thick, stuck, unmoving.
The world is “steaming with issues, trouble, trials, and tribulations.” It needs the flavor of Christ, the sweetness of grace, the preserving salt of truth. Yet too often, the church is content to sit still, hoping that given enough time we might ooze slowly onto the need before it cools.
So God “jabs us with a butter knife”—conviction, inconvenience, holy dissatisfaction—to get us to move. Not to shame us, but to stir what’s become sluggish.
You are called to bring the life of Jesus into steaming, messy, broken places. You are not just a Sunday attender; you’re meant to be salt and light in a dark, flavorless world.
Reflection
Prayer
Father, forgive me for being like cold molasses when the world around me is hurting and hot with need. Stir me where I’ve settled. Prod me where I’ve become content to stay in the jar. Fill me with Your love and boldness so that my presence brings flavor, hope, and truth wherever I go. Show me today one person or situation where I can pour out Your sweetness and grace. In Jesus’ name, amen.
“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet. You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. ”
– Matthew 5:13–14 (ESV)
Devotion
Pastor Darren gave a vivid picture: the world is like a steaming hot biscuit desperately needing something sweet and flavorful, but the church is often like a cold jar of molasses turned upside down—thick, stuck, unmoving.
The world is “steaming with issues, trouble, trials, and tribulations.” It needs the flavor of Christ, the sweetness of grace, the preserving salt of truth. Yet too often, the church is content to sit still, hoping that given enough time we might ooze slowly onto the need before it cools.
So God “jabs us with a butter knife”—conviction, inconvenience, holy dissatisfaction—to get us to move. Not to shame us, but to stir what’s become sluggish.
You are called to bring the life of Jesus into steaming, messy, broken places. You are not just a Sunday attender; you’re meant to be salt and light in a dark, flavorless world.
Reflection
- Where have you felt God “jabbing” you recently—stirring discomfort or dissatisfaction?
- Who around you is “steaming” with need that you’ve been slow to move toward?
- What does it look like this week for you to be salt and light in one specific situation?
Prayer
Father, forgive me for being like cold molasses when the world around me is hurting and hot with need. Stir me where I’ve settled. Prod me where I’ve become content to stay in the jar. Fill me with Your love and boldness so that my presence brings flavor, hope, and truth wherever I go. Show me today one person or situation where I can pour out Your sweetness and grace. In Jesus’ name, amen.