“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
The Detroit metro area is located on top of a massive salt mine. It is one of the largest in the world. It houses a subterranean metropolis. It has over one hundred miles of roads, 1,200 feet below the surface. Hundreds of pieces of equipment are used in the mining operations and are stored there in designated areas. It is estimated that there is enough salt there to last for 70,000,000 years!
There are many health benefits of salt for the human body. Yes, you can get too much, but you can’t live without it! Some health professionals recommend 2,000mg a day. However, having an endless supply of salt and knowing the benefits of the same is not enough. Someone must get it out of the ground and process it for use. Someone else must package it and distribute it.
So too, for the Christian, we are the salt, and we have the salt. We must get it out of our worship, our Bible reading and prayer. We must give it out to our needy neighbors and the multitudes that Jesus died to save. Are you getting your daily spiritual salt intake? Are you distributing it to desperate people? You have what the world needs; give it out. Become a “salt shaker” for Christ! – C.S.