Happy Wednesday,
So I am in the midst of a Bible Study on the history of the Early Church and it's just amazing. Well last night we talked about being the " Salt of the Earth", and it made me think of some main purposes of salt. In cooking salt is used as a flavor enhancer, when it's icy it's used on roads for traction, it's used in water to help soften and it's used for healing. I am sure it's used for many more things too, but this is what came to the top of my mind.
As we were talking last night I brought up the enhancement idea. Jesus is the flavor and we are used to enhance that by showing Jesus to others. I think being the "salt of the earth" is something that we should strive to be. Whether we are enhancing, providing traction, softening or helping in the healing process of those around us. Jesus is using us for the glory of his kingdom. We are called to love, support and show grace among many other things to those around us and salt kinda does all that in it's way. So I for one would love to be the " Salt of the Earth"!
I love that I can use my mind and draw parallels between two things I love so much. Food and Jesus. I feel that they go hand in hand for the survival of a person. We need Jesus for eternal life and we need the nutrients from food to sustain our lives here. It's so wonderful.
Well that's what I have for now. Some Tasty Morsels for the Soul. Thanks for reading.
I love this! It never ceases to amaze me how the Holy Spirit works in our lives to help us draw these parallels and make the Word so real in each of our lives! Keep on providing these tasty morsels!! God bless you girlie!
ReplyDeleteGreat analogy, Chris!
DeleteI do disagree with your 'I think being the "salt of the earth" is something that we should strive to be' statement, though. It's the word 'Strive", which means to struggle or exert oneself vigorously that I have a problem with. Why? Father God loves us! He wants us to have a relationship with him built on trust and love. Striving sets us up to fail. It’s a never-ending struggle. No finish line. A dead-end street one never reaches. It's rather difficult to feel the love or believe the trust when we are focused on the constant struggle to be whoever/whatever we think God wants us to be. Rather than continue to keep ourselves very very busy striving to attain something we already have... yes, I do believe this... how about we accept the fact we already are looked upon as the salt of the earth by the God who spoke creation into existence! Mind boggling, isn’t it?!?!?!!!! Believe it. Accept it. Live it!!
I think being the "salt of the earth" is something incredible! And, as you said, whether we are enhancing, providing traction, softening or helping in the healing process of those around us, we are spreading His Love! We are the 'apple of his eye' created to be 'the salt of the earth'. We ARE called to love, support and show grace, among many other things, to those around us and salt kinda does all that in it's way. So, I for one, love being the " Salt of the Earth" cuz I know that every encounter I have is a reflection of Jesus! And, Jesus TRUSTS me with His reflection!!! He calls me 'the salt of the earth'. That's how much He loves me!! Very cool.
Love you.... xx