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“Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savor, wherewith shall it be salted? It us thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men” (Matthew 5:13).
As believers in the Lord Jesus, and with a new life in Christ, we are called to be the salt of the earth. What does this mean? We all know what salt is, and how important it is in our lives. Our bodies need salt in order to function, and salt is very important in food preparation. Food without any salt at all can be very bland and tasteless.
Salt in the Bible speaks of “holy grace.” It means bringing into our lives God’s holiness and God’s claims over us, so that others may see it. But it is to be mixed with grace too, in order to attract others to Christ.
If we, as Christians, are unfaithful to the Lord, we are like salt without any flavor. This can happen to salt, and then it is not good for anything. An unfaithful Christian is not good for anything in this world either, for he is not comfortable anywhere. Let us be faithful to the Lord, and exhibit that godly flavor that the Lord wants us to have.
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