"You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men." Matthew 5:13Salt is a necessity of life. It has been used since ancient times as a seasoning; as a preservative and as a healing agent.
Jesus called us—Christians—the salt of the earth. Salt enhances the natural flavor of foods. Christians are to be the salt of the world; we are not to become useless by becoming polluted by the influences of the world. Jesus warned that once salt becomes polluted and contaminated it is thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.
Dr. Adrian Rogers (http://www.lwf.org/) has said our churches have become salt-factories—we are salting one another instead of being what Jesus said we are to be: the salt of the earth. Dr. Rogers said as Christians we are called to be the “salt-shakers” of the world.
As Christians we are commissioned to tell others of the good news of Jesus Christ:
“Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone”. Colossians 4:6We are to tell others of the healing power of Jesus Christ:
“For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God". Ephesians 2:8We are to tell others of the preserving power of Jesus Christ:
“The cross is foolishness to those who are perishing but to us who are being saved it is the power of God”. 1 Corinthians 1:18Father-God, I pray I be filled with Your Spirit so that I can truly be the salt of the earth; I pray that You protect me from the pollution of the world; that I may not become bland and good for nothing but that through the power of the Holy Spirit I may be a salty saint for Your honor and Your glory always and forever. Amen.
God Bless!
