Are You Salty Salt?
A little boy was asked one day, "What is Salt?"
He promptly replied, "Salt is what spoils the potatoes when you don't have any." LOL
Now, Jesus said we are the salt of the earth. Amen?
Let me ask you a serious question. Would this earth be spoiled if we were not around? Ouch!
Matthew 5:13(NLT) You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it useful again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.
That doesn’t sound too good does it? Jesus uses a very familiar material to speak of the influence of Christians.
Now I don't know about you, but when choosing a metaphor to illustrate a point and show a truth, would you choose common table salt?
Why didn't Jesus say You are the sugar of the earth! Wouldn't that be better?
Or maybe, you are the honey of the earth! Yes! Honey sounds good, doesn’t it?
Maybe even you are the Potatoes of the earth!
But he said salt!
I'd rather be potatoes than the salt, wouldn't you? But, no, we're not the potatoes.
You see, in a spiritual application, salt is what spoils both potatoes and life when we don't have any.
You may want to be potatoes rather than salt. But Jesus said we are salt. In other words, the world will be better or worse because of you!
So, what does Jesus mean?
Well salt does many good things, right? Like, salt adds flavor. Right?
Job 6:6-7 (NIV)- Is tasteless food eaten without salt, or is there flavor in the white of an egg? I refuse to touch it; such food makes me sick.
That's right to the point, isn't it. Salt brings out the best.
That is what we who love Christ ought to do.
We should supply zest and flavor to life by bringing the best out of those around us and the situations we find ourselves in. Amen?
That's what Christianity is about.
It is a rare person who will spend his life to better the flavor of someone else.
Only Christ can help us do that.
Are you making others better?
Are you doing what good salt should?
Are you giving life around you a good flavor?
I pray today, that we all be the Salty Salt we should be. Amen?
Go add flavor to this dark and broken world we live in. Be blessed.
Comments
Lord help us to be the salt we should be to help bring out the best in others. Bring salty people in each of our lives to help us be better Christians to serve you.
Yes Lord, let us be as salty as possible.
Yes sir, salty here. Trying harder everyday.
Amen brother Tramp Chuck Dare
Love it bro, God bless
Thanks Randal haferkamp To God the glory!
Amen Pastor, good word. We should be an encouragement to all those around us, God is using each of in a different way, and life is not always easy, and a little positive goes a long way!! Be the salt today indeed!!
A little positive indeed! Thanks Deana Connell for being the salty salt too!
😇 I try
Amen indeed Dianna Lynne Potts