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Salt of the Earth

by Dudley Anderson  
7/12/2024 / Christian Living

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Matthew 5:13-14
“You are the salt of the earth… You are the light of the world.”

Salt is a valuable commodity in some cultures. In biblical times we read about the salt covenant between man and God as the Israelites covered their grain offerings in salt as a symbol of purification. In Jewish traditions, salt has been a symbol of covenant, commitment, unity, and loyalty. Salt can be used for seasoning, for sterilisation and as a preservative.

Jesus used salt, and light, as a symbol of God’s integrity and countenance in the world. As his representatives on earth, Christian believers are the salt of the earth. That is, those who acknowledge Christ have subjected themselves to God’s forgiveness and purification. By God’s word and Spirit, they themselves have been disinfected through the blood of Christ, as one might disinfect a wound with salt. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Confession and faith have instigated God’s holiness and God’s righteousness on earth through those sanctified by the blood of Jesus.

As salt decontaminates food and acts as a sterilisation agent, so you stand for God’s purity in your circle of influence. The world is becoming increasingly contaminated by the degradation of biblical morals and corruption in high places. Christ’s body on the earth not only seasons culture with the flavour of God’s word but it preserves the integrity of biblical ethics and standards.

So, dear Christian, stand strong in the word of God. Continue to live by biblical principles without wavering and you will be the salt of the earth, flavouring a repugnant world with the essence of God.

God-tracking is seasoning with salt.

IT’S ALL IN THE BIBLE. READ ALL ABOUT IT. (NKJV)
Get into the word of God and get the word of God into you!
Leviticus 2:13
Matthew 5:13-16
1 John 1:9
Romans 3:25

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SO, DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

“Help me to be constantly mindful of your presence.”

“O Lord, I get so despondent when I see what’s happening in the world these days. So many have wandered from the truth and embraced a degraded standard of living. Countries are at war. Schools are teaching wayward morality and crime is on the increase. Our politicians are corrupt and our leaders are weak. Dear Lord, help me to stand for the integrity of your word. Help me to be the salt of the earth. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.”

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What is GodTracker?
GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith. Most of what you’ll read is based upon the author’s personal experience of tracking the plans of God.

Listen to GodTracker podcasts by Dudley Anderson at, https://www.surereality.net/podcasts/

Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa Dudley Anderson began writing for radio in 1994. Dudley currently writes a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought called GodTracker and has complied 2 devotional books based on GodTracker. More information at surereaity.net

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