275 – You Are the Salt of the Earth: It's Time to Take Your Salt out of the Salt Shaker

The Bible Speaks to You: Think, Pray, Love like Jesus

275 – Jesus says you are the salt of the earth. What are you doing about it?
Recently, my friend Terese said: It's time to take your salt out of the salt shaker.
I took that to mean: quit hiding yourself, your God-given gifts and talents, and what you have to contribute to society. Be who God made you to be and share it with the world.
Being the salt of the earth can mean lots of things. In the Bible salt had numerous uses and metaphorical meanings. Salt was

• Connected with purity
• Used to preserve food
• Used to flavor food
• Sometimes used to destroy the soil's ability to grow crops
• Required in many burnt offerings
• Used as a medium of exchange
• Considered a healing agent

When Jesus said we are the salt of the earth, he could have been referring to some or all of these uses for salt.
In this week's episode, I unpack how all these ways to use and think about salt apply to our lives today.
You'll be surprised how I describe adding salt to burnt offerings applies to us today.
Your salt is the Christly flavor you bring to your life and all those around you. If you keep this Christlikeness to yourself, it's like having a salt shaker on the table but never putting any salt on your food.
If you keep your salt to yourself, you may be the salt, but not the salt of the earth. It’s time to take you salt out of the salt shaker and share your love for Christ with others.
Show notes:
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