Salt of the Earth

Verse: Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. (Matt 5:13)

 Have you ever wondered why Jesus called His followers "the salt of the earth"? Salt has more than one use. It is used by those who do not have refrigerators or freezers to keep their food from spoiling. Christians are the salt of the earth because they keep society from decaying at a faster rate. Without those that believe in biblical values our society would degrade at an alarming rate. It is true that over the course of decades our society has continued to drift away from biblical values and that even churches have been following suit (even if at a slower rate), but without followers of Christ that slide would be at a much more drastic pace. Just as the more salt you add to food the longer it will take to spoil, the more truly committed Christians there are in society, the longer it will take for society to decay.

 The "flavor" of a Christian is his or her impact on the world around them. If you are not in a seriously committed daily relationship with God, if you are not actively doing loving things for those that you are in contact with (not just family and friends), than you have lost your "flavor" and according to Jesus are only worthy to be thrown out. While this does not mean that God will give up on us it does mean that we are worthless to His Kingdom. But by the grace of God we do not have to remain that way. Unlike real salt, that when it loses it's flavor there is no way for it to get it back, we as Christians can always begin again. God can renew our "flavor". We have but to ask and obey.

Prayer: Dear Lord- Thank you for never giving up on me. Help me to be the "salt" in my family, workplace, Church, community, etc. Help me to do my part in keeping that which is in my sphere of influence from "spiritually spoiling". In Jesus name- Amen.