August 8 Devotion - You are the salt of the earth - Part 2

“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has lost its taste (purpose), how can it be made salty? It is no longer good for anything, but to be thrown out and walked on by people

Matthew 5:13 (AMP)

«أَنْتُمْ مِلْحُ الأَرْضِ، وَلكِنْ إِنْ فَسَدَ الْمِلْحُ فَبِمَاذَا يُمَلَّحُ؟ لاَ يَصْلُحُ بَعْدُ لِشَيْءٍ، إِلاَّ لأَنْ يُطْرَحَ خَارِجًا وَيُدَاسَ مِنَ النَّاسِ.

Please note that Jesus said you are the salt of the earth. Not try to be, or you may become. Salt enhances the flavour of the food it seasons. We the followers of Christ are given the role of those who “enhance” the flavour of life in this world. As Christian believers living under the guidance of the Holy Spirit and in obedience to Christ, we will inevitably positively influence the world for good, as salt has a positive influence on the flavour of the food it seasons.

We are given the responsibility to act in a Christ- like way: where there is strife, we are to be peacemakers; where there is sorrow, we are to be the ministers of Christ, binding up emotional wounds (as salt binds physical wounds); and where there is evil to act as preservatives (similar to salt) preserving the world from the evil inherent in the society of ungodly people.

Salt that lost its ‘saltiness’ was used in Jesus’ time as an insulator for kilns and then thrown out into the streets, where people trampled on it. Jesus is pointing out to us to remain in the faith so as not to lose our salt-like properties.

You shall season every grain offering with salt so that the salt (preservation) of the covenant of your God will not be missing from your grain offering. You shall offer salt with all your offerings.

Leviticus 2:13(AMP)

¹³وَكُلُّ قُرْبَانٍ مِنْ تَقَادِمِكَ بِالْمِلْحِ تُمَلِّحُهُ، وَلاَ تُخْلِ تَقْدِمَتَكَ مِنْ مِلْحِ عَهْدِ إِلهِكَ. عَلَى جَمِيعِ قَرَابِينِكَ تُقَرِّبُ مِلْحًا.

Salt is also seen as a sign of friendship and a sign of the covenant we have with God.

I invite you to repeat the following prayer for yourself:

Abba Father, thank You for Your abundant blessings and Your deep everlasting love for me. Lord strengthen me to “enhance” the flavour of life in this world. Strengthen to always live under the guidance of the Holy Spirit and in obedience to Christ. Father give me wisdom, guide me, and strengthen me to continuously grow in Christ to be a

peacemaker, to help bind up people’s emotional wounds (as salt binds physical wounds); and where there is evil to act as a preservative(similar to salt) preserving the world from the evil inherent in the society of ungodly people. I declare to the world that Christ is my Lord and Saviour and I pray in His Holy Name. To Jesus be the power, the glory, the majesty, the blessings, and the dominion before all time and now and forever. Amen.

Jesus loves you,

In Him,

Wagdi Henein