“The world is blessed by disciples whose faith can be felt in the way they treat people.” — Alma Ohene-Opare
Commentary:
When Jesus told His disciples, “Ye are the salt of the earth,” He gave them an image they could understand from their own kitchens. A little salt can bring out the flavor of an entire meal. Its influence is felt even when the grains themselves can no longer be seen. Think of someone who quietly told the truth when a lie would have been easier, or who pulled up a chair for you when everyone else seemed to have their own circle. You may have forgotten the words they spoke that day, but you remember how their presence changed the room.
Jesus also asked what would happen if the salt lost its savour. That question invites us to examine what happens to our convictions under pressure. It is easy to value honesty until the truth costs us something, or to praise mercy until the person who needs it is someone who has disappointed us. God gives us the freedom to choose in those moments, and our choices shape what others can expect from us. A family, a workplace, and even a free society depend on people who keep their word and do what is right when they could get away with doing otherwise.
Being the salt of the earth may mean speaking up when someone is being treated unfairly. It may also mean listening long enough to discover that you judged someone too quickly. Both require the humility to let Christ govern your response. He showed us what that looks like when He told the truth with courage, noticed people others passed by, and extended mercy to those who needed a way forward. We follow Him when the people around us can taste something of His goodness in the way we live.
Scripture:
“Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. — Matthew 5:13
Daily Application:
Choose one interaction today where you would normally stay silent, rush past someone, or respond sharply. Decide beforehand what Christlike action you will take, then follow through.
In difficult times. In times like these it’s easy for me to let the anxiety of the moment overcome me with fear and my imagination just run rampant! “What if.” “This is what will happen.” And of course, I don’t know what tomorrow Brings, so the devil has stepped into a place where I never want him to be.
I need to remember what I KNOW.
I know Who is in control.
I know what He expects of me, everytime!
I know that He is right here with me.
He makes me remember where I came from - He makes me see where I am going should I continue down that path. And I remember that I am to be salt and light. I know the properties of salt and I know the properties of light.
And I can be neither if I allow the devil to occupy so much as one inch of my heart.
Salt heals, gives flavor and binds covenants. I need to remember that.
Thank you for this post. Today I really needed this gentle reminder of what I should be in this very unsavory world.