Dailies ~ in His Word
August 2019
Are you an old
salt? Or are you fresh and new?
Go ahead and
chuckle or laugh at that, but I was thinking about the fact that Old Salt’s are
old sailors, who are seen in movies sitting on the dock mending their nets.
Thinking on that I realize that sometimes they are old enough to be wise but
also to have seen the world in order to
achieve that wisdom.
When salt is first cleaned up and prepared for
consumption it is very strong. Fact is when we buy it from some of the discount
stores out there it has a weaker flavor, and because of that it has lost some
of its enhancement. Salt also is used as a preservative in foods and on meats
when you cook it to bring out that flavor. It makes the food more enjoyable raw
and cooked as well. Before we had the fancy oils we put in our pans my mother
would salt the pan before cooking meat.
As Christians we
are the salt of the earth. What that means is we are here to enhance the world and
also to preserve its people.
You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt lose its savor,
wherewith shall it be salted? It is good for nothing any more but to be cast
out, and to be trodden on by men.
You are the light of the world. A city seated on a mountain
cannot be hid. Matthew 5:12-14
Salt is used for
making things fresh but I it's old; it is useless to eat and is only good for
sanding the streets in the ice and snow.
It cannot do that as well if it is too old either.
As Christians we
need to stay salty by staying in His Word, in prayer and in fellowship and
study with other believers. We need to hide the Word in our hearts so that it
will stay fresh to us, and dig into it daily so that it will never grow old. The
words that we read are what we will speak, the words that we hear are what we
will live.
Think on that a
while today. Be the fresh salt! Be salty
in Godly flavor!
Heavenly Father,
keep Your Word fresh in our hearts that we may not just not sin but share the
flavors you bring us in Your Word. In Jesus’ name, amen. !
Teresa M. Wilson