The Right Amount of Salt

Sodium chloride, also known as salt, is a very important compound. It is used to season and preserve food. Just the right amount can be useful; too much or too little can cause all kinds of problems. We must use this, like other things God gave us, to serve Him.

Lot’s wife found out the hard way that too much salt can be a bad thing. God said not to look back as Sodom and Gomorrah were being destroyed. Lot’s wife disobeyed God and did look back, and turned into a pillar of salt (Genesis 19:17-26). Just imagine how much salt she turned into!

On the other hand, we have an example where just the right amount of salt is required. God told the priests, “And every offering of your grain offering you shall season with salt; you shall not allow the salt of the covenant of your God to be lacking from your grain offering. With all your offerings you shall offer salt (Leviticus 2:13).”

In the New Testament, salt is a vital part of the Christian life! Jesus said, “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men (Matthew 5:13).” Paul said, “Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one (Colossians 4:6).”

Let us give the world a great flavor by spreading the gospel of Christ (Mark 16:15-16)!