Matthew 5:13-16 - Salt and Light
"You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men.
"You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden; nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven."
--Matthew 5:13-16, NASB
In the Jordan Rift Valley, with Israel to the west and Judea and Samaria to the east, lies the Dead Sea, one of the world's saltiest bodies of water. At 33.7 percent salinity, the Dead Sea is 8.6 times saltier than the world's oceans.
From the deep blue sky overhead, the constant sun beats down on the lapping water and its surreal white shoreline. The rocks are thickly encrusted with many layers of salt and minerals, glittering snow-like in the sun.
In all directions you can observe two qualities of which this unique area has in seemingly endless quantities--salt and light. Two qualities of which it is said we should also possess in equally great amounts.
Father, forgive me when I forget to be salt and light for those whom You bring across my path. Please keep me from growing dim and becoming tasteless. In a world that so desperately needs both, help me to be an endless supply of Your salt and Your light. In Jesus' name, amen.
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"You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden; nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven."
--Matthew 5:13-16, NASB
In the Jordan Rift Valley, with Israel to the west and Judea and Samaria to the east, lies the Dead Sea, one of the world's saltiest bodies of water. At 33.7 percent salinity, the Dead Sea is 8.6 times saltier than the world's oceans.
From the deep blue sky overhead, the constant sun beats down on the lapping water and its surreal white shoreline. The rocks are thickly encrusted with many layers of salt and minerals, glittering snow-like in the sun.
In all directions you can observe two qualities of which this unique area has in seemingly endless quantities--salt and light. Two qualities of which it is said we should also possess in equally great amounts.
Father, forgive me when I forget to be salt and light for those whom You bring across my path. Please keep me from growing dim and becoming tasteless. In a world that so desperately needs both, help me to be an endless supply of Your salt and Your light. In Jesus' name, amen.
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