Deuteronomy 16:21-22, Deuteronomy 17, Deuteronomy 18, Luke 14:15-35, Psalm 63
Luke 14: 34-35 (ESV)
“Salt is good, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its
saltiness be restored? It is of no use either for the soil or for the manure
pile. It is thrown away. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
I love the metaphor of salt that Jesus uses in verses 34 and
35 from Luke 14 to talk about the Christian life. In my study Bible, the
authors point out that salt was a valuable commodity in the time of Jesus. Salt
in Biblical times represented purity, preservation, and the covenant God made
with his people. Jesus tells us as that as people of faith that we must be like
salt, meaning we need to have a positive influence and preserve the
effectiveness of the teaching of Jesus in the world. Like salt losing its taste
because it has been contaminated with other substances, if followers of Christ
become influenced by non-Biblical ideas and teachings, we will also lose purity
and our ability to live and spread the teachings of Christ.
These verses tell us that we need to daily maintain our connection
to the teachings of Christ and the Bible, by reading the Bible, abiding in God’s
presence, and listening to the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Jesus tells us we
have ears, so we must always be listening to the word of God and the Holy Spirit
in our lives. If we don’t do these things, we will be of no use to ourselves or
for God’s plan. God will still use us for fulfill his plans for the world because
he can use everything for his good, but we will be throwing aways the gifts
that God gave us if we do not retain our saltiness which represents the influence
of God in our life.
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