dW 02.23.09

 

scripture

 

Matthew 5:13-16

Jesus taught saying, "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men. You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.”

 

quote

 

Ninety-nine Christians in every hundred are merely playing at Bible study; and therefore ninety-nine Christians in every hundred are merely weaklings when they might be giants.

R. A. Torrey

 

thoughts

 

In the ancient world salt was of great importance for life. Salt was used for healing purposes, preservation of food, and to flavor food. It was so valuable that people actually used it similar to currency in business transactions.

 

How does salt lose its saltiness? By being permeated with substances foreign to it. Therefore, Jesus is saying here that we need to indeed be engaged in the world but do not become like the world. Jesus is the only person who is able to engage the world and remain clean, pure, untainted. We must engage it but keep returning to the standard of God’s Word and be rinsed and resent, rinsed and resent, rinsed and resent…