Salt
“You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again? …” Matthew 5:13
The August sun blazes from a brilliant blue sky day after day. It has scorched the grass. It is brown and crackles underfoot. My flower garden wilts at the end of a day of relentless heat.
We try to find a time to walk – a time when we won’t melt into a puddle right there in the middle of our little street. We gaze heavenward, hoping the clouds will cooperate and cover the sun and give thanks for every breath of wind.
It doesn’t take long before the sweat begins to bead on my forehead and slowly make its way down my face. If I run my tongue over my lips, there is the taste of salt. I have salt in me. Of course I do, but I rarely give it a thought.
I decide to find out a little more about the quiet role salt plays in my life and discover sodium deprivation can result in coma or even death. Salt, it seems, is necessary for life.
Jesus spoke about salt. He said we are called to be salt in the world around us – to be the preservative against corruption and to bring flavor to those around us. Without the redeeming influence of salt, there is the danger of evil gaining a foothold and spiritual death. Jesus sends us out – to our family, our neighborhoods, the neighborhood across town, perhaps to the other side of the world – to be His eyes, ears, hands and heart to those who don’t know Him.
I think the best way to be sure I don’t lose my saltiness is to stay very close to the Son.
Blessings,
Linda
I hope that I will lose my saltiness when it comes to God’s love and mercy. Thank you for the reminder to stay close to the son.