Why Salt?

There are lots of references to salt in the Bible, in fact I know I have written on this once  - but when I went back to find it  - well, not there!  I guess it must have been in the blogs which predated the resurrection which became Thoughts From The Little Apple.  Sigh.

In the Old Testament, salt was a bit of a curse, if you think of Lot's wife.
Salt was a blessing when you think of its usage in food preservation and as a seasoning.

Check out:
Leviticus 2:13
2 Kings 2:20-21
Job 6:6
Luke 14:34-35
Colossians 4:6 
Mark 9:50
Matthew 5:13

Flavor Your Faith
Our faith is God's seasoning in this world.
We are to minister to others.
Bring peace, hope, missions hospitals.
Show HIS love, HIS Care, HIS education, HIS equality!

Slow The Decay By Devotion
Salt acts as a preservative to slow down decay.
Salt is to flow through us, into the world.
We are to slow, if not stop, the decay within in each of us - and throughout mankind.
"Do without grumbling" is what Paul wrote in Philippians.

Speak With Salty Grace
Colossians 4:6, speak always graciously.
Life and death are in the power of the tongue.
Salt can sting, for good, but only when used in LOVE.

People Thirst For Jesus
Salt makes us thirst.
Jesus offers Living Water to quench your thirst.

And here Matthew 5:13 gives us the warning about losing your saltiness.
Salt loses its saltiness only through  being watered down to the point it is only a trace amount in the wateer - or by the addition of an impurity ....

Yeah, think about that one and its implications to you.  Do I need to say more?