Tasty

Matthew 5:13

"You are the salt of the earth"(Matthew 5:13). In Jesus' time salt was frequently used from keeping food from going rancid: think beef jerky. It's is going to last much longer outside in the heat than say ground hamburger meat.

Salt also keeps food tasty. I can relate to this a little better since that's my main use of salt: salt on pasta, salt on potatoes, salt even on salad--I love it all!

Usually when I think of this salt text, I connect it to the first use of salt--preserving something. But I'd like to think that the metaphor can be applied in the sense of tasty too. Look, we're here not just to keep the world from going rancid, but to make it taste better too!

If we are the salt of the earth, we'd better not be bland!

One of my favorite Ellen White quotes touches on this a little. She says, "The strongest argument in favor of the gospel is a loving and lovable Christian" (MH 470). It's not just enough to reach out to people and love them, we must be the kind of people that draw others to Christ. We have to learn the art of being lovable.