“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 KJV
Jesus said, “Your lives are like salt among the people. But if you, like salt, become bland, how can your ‘saltiness’ be restored? Flavorless salt is good for nothing and will be thrown out and trampled on by others.” Salt that has lost its flavour is foolish, it says both in Greek and Aramaic. If salt that has lost its flavour is foolish, then salt that keeps its flavour is wise. Rabbinical literature equates salt with wisdom. After speaking about salt Jesus speaks of lighting a lamp. It was a common practice in the time of Jesus to put salt on the wick of a lamp to increase its brightness. The “salt” of wisdom will make our lights shine even brighter. Light represents the Presence of God and brings enlightenment and revelation in the hearts of men. May we with wisdom, know our responsibility to bring flavour into life. Amen!
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