Salt of the Earth

“You are the salt of the earth: but if the salt loses its flavour, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.” Matthew 5:13

Salt is a change agent – it enhances the flavour of food, and it changes the rate of decay in certain foods by helping to preserve it for longer. If it loses these qualities, it has no use and is to be thrown out. You are compared to this vital commodity and in the same manner, you are to enhance the life and prospect of others, you are to be an encourager, one who brings about change for the better. Your influence on others should lead them to Christ, the ultimate preserver of life.