| Wednesday, January 5 Salty Saints Salt is good; but if the salt has lost its flavor, how shall it be seasoned?
Luke 14:34 Salt is essential to life. For thousands of years, long before refrigeration was invented, salt was used as a preservative to keep meat from spoiling--and to provide flavor to foods. So salt gives life, preserves life, and flavors life--one of the most important minerals found on planet earth. Jesus told His original disciples that they were the "salt of the earth." They (and we) were to have a saving, preserving, and flavoring influence wherever they went and with whomever they interacted. Interestingly, much of the salt used in Israel was from the Dead Sea and was mixed with other noxious minerals that spoiled its purity and flavor. In such a case, the salt was good for nothing; it had to be thrown out and was rendered useless. If our lives become polluted by the things of this world, our ability to save, preserve, and flavor life will be diluted and weakened accordingly. Our mission is not just to be salt, but to be pure salt. In whose life are you serving as a saving, preserving, and flavoring influence? Don't lose your power by becoming mixed with the false salts of this world. We are the salt of the earth, not the sugar, and our ministry is truly to cleanse and not just to change the taste.
Vance Havner Read-Thru-the-Bible
Genesis 15:1-18:33  |
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