You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet...Matthew 5:13This verse has always left me wondering its meaning and I found the commentary by Dr Grant Richison an easy to understand directive about reaching out to others.
“Salt” creates thirst when it comes to eating.
Its saline quality seasons and makes food tasty.
There is nothing in this passage that says a person cannot restore their saltiness. The point is that as long as we lose that saltiness we are good for nothing spiritually. don't over think it. Jesus is making a very simple statement or analogy here.
"You are the light of the world (earth). A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden . . . Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven." (Matthew 5:14,16)
Jesus tells those wishing to follow him that they must make a difference in the world. The difference made is "the flavor" or the good works believers are to do that are to shine like a light on a lampstand and offer a witness for Christ.
PRINCIPLE: Christians have a duty to the world.
APPLICATION: No believer can live in separation from the world. We are not of the world, but we are in it. The purpose of a salty Christian is to make an effect on others. Many individuals and churches have lost their appeal to non-Christians. The church has lost its pungency to the non-Christian world, for God designed them to touch society. Christians cannot live in isolation, cocooned from society. God designed them to reach out and touch
Dear Lord Thank you,
Thank you for reminding me that your word is intended to be spread, spread like soft butter on lefsa, smooth and easy, not complicated at all. Show the World what it is like to have God at the center of your life, so others will want some of what I have.
In your precious name..Amen
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