Last night we looked at being the salt of the earth (Matthew 5:13). It's an amazing call by Jesus, and it means to be more than just flavour.
19 people came and we had some challenging displays of what salt is and how we are to mimic it's qualities in the world.
Salt crosses cultures: salt is important in every culture. How do we cross cultural boundaries?
Salt preserves: salt is used widely for preserving food. What is good in the world that we would like to preserve?
Salt heals: salt has cleansing qualities and aids the healing process. How do we bring healing to the world?
Salt provides traction: one of the biggest uses for salt is on icy roads. What issues do we stand firm on, unprepared to compromise?
Salt stings: salt can burn the skin. How and when do we agitate to cause change in the world?
Salt has more than 14,000 uses and when we unpack what Jesus meant when he said to be the 'salt of the earth', we find an amazing personal challenge. But many Christians and churches keep the salt in the shaker. They don't take it to the world. We're all guilty of that. How can we change and provide the world with the flavour, healing, agitation and preservation it needs?
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