S – Act wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the time. 6 Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer each person.
Colossians 4:5–6 CSB
O – Commentary:
make the most of every opportunity (literally buy up the time): Like people who are buying up a product offered at a good price, Christians are to “buy up” every opportunity God gives them to share the Good News and to serve others.
4:6 attractive (literally seasoned with salt): Salt is both a seasoning and a preservative (see Matt 5:13). Paul might be encouraging Christians to speak to unbelievers in words that are well chosen and winsome. The rabbis occasionally referred to wisdom as salt, so Paul might also be exhorting Christians to speak wisely
New Living Translation Study Bible (Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2008), Col 4:5–6.
A – What would our day look like if we looked as a series of opportunities instead of events? Would we be wiser, more attentive and curious? It also calls us to “see” the desired outcome and to visualize how to achieve it. All of this allows wisdom to be the foundation as we proceed. Let’s take the step to do this today.
R – Heavenly Father, you are worthy of all honor, majesty and reverence. Empower us to see today and all of its opportunities through your lens. Help us to grow in our wisdom and how to use it effectively in each opportunity.
Just Add Water . Chris Bonham 