Concerning His followers, Jesus said in Matthew 5:13, "You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men" (NASB.)
As I was visiting a nursing home one day I was sitting talking to one of our members. An elderly lady came up to me and said, "You are the salt of the earth." As she said that she handed me a little salt packet. Quite naturally I was startled by her comment. I questioned her about what she said. She went on to tell me that she was only 92 years old and if she didn't learn something new about God every day she wasn't growing. I was astonished by her wisdom. This dear lady then said her preacher's column was called The Salt Block. Apparently, he had raised some cattle. Then this lady said, "You know what salt does? It makes you thirsty for the Word of God."
I have pondered on this lady's wisdom for a long time and I just had to share this with you.
I remember my great-granddaddy, curing meat with salt and hanging it up in the old smokehouse so the meat would cure. I learned that salt preserves. Good salt must be used though. Bad salt is of no use to anyone.
My great-granddaddy, had a powerful influence on those of us who knew him. My great-grandmother had influenced my great-granddaddy many years earlier. She influenced everyone with whom she came in contact.
It has taken me years to understand what Jesus was saying. Many years ago, some very godly people were the preserving salt in our lives of which Jesus spoke about.
I have been reading from articles my great-granddaddy Bellamy was writing way back in yesteryear. He mentions our influence and how it has a direct bearing on others.
Jesus was talking about salt, wasn't He?
What kind of salt are you?
What kind of influence are you?
