“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

How salty are you? No, I am not inquiring concerning your sodium content, but of your Jesus content.

Jesus tells us, as believers, that we are the salt of the earth. How is this so?

We are to be the savor of Jesus in this world. In other terms, we are to be reflections of Jesus in a world that does not know Him. People should be able to see and taste (so to speak) Jesus and His teaching in us! Cf. Rom. 8:29-30; 2 Cor. 3:18.

How can we lose our flavor? By not being faithful followers of Jesus!

If we do not abide in Jesus, walking close to Him and continuing in His Word, how can we taste like Jesus in this world? If we compromise the truth and conform to the ways of the world, if we don’t live the truth or keep it hidden away in our hearts, we are like salt which has lost its flavor. Cf. John 8:31-32.

And what good is flavorless salt? It is good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. How can you be a witness for Christ if you do not taste like Him, smell like Him, sound like Him, and live like Him in this world?

“Ye are the salt of the earth …” Walk closely with Jesus so that you can be a savor of Him in this world!

Dear Lord Jesus Christ, my Savior and Redeemer from sin and death, grant that I walk closely with You and abide in Your Word that I might also be a savor of You in this world. Amen.

[Scripture is quoted from the King James Version of the Bible.]