2005-08-28 Communion Dedication - Baldwin Christian Church

Matthew 5:13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.

Jesus is drawing us a picture of what our walk in this world should look like. We should be happy being poor in spirit, in mourning, in meekness, hungering and thirsting after righteousness, showing mercy, having pure hearts, being peacemakers, even while being persecuted for His sake, but unless we add to the taste and flavor in this dull dish we call "the Earth," then we're useless and not fit to be called salt.

When He compares us to salt, He uses the term, "savour."  If the salt has lost his savour, the little pinch of stuff that brings out the taste in foods; that enhances the flavor; the stuff that makes this dull dish we call "Earth" interesting, then it's not fit to be called salt.

We get our modern word "moron" from the Greek word translated here as "lost his savour." Foolishness adds nothing to the flavor of this life, but a warm smile and a helping hand do.

It may seem strange to everybody else, but Christians can be a help and a blessing to others without having to wonder about "what's in it for me." God has shown us the model for this kind of grace, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us (Rom 5:8). That's tasty and flavorful  In a bland and boring world, where it seems that everyone is so concerned about their next car, their next hair appointment, the next chance to watch their favorite TV show, etc; isn't it a flavorful, tasty surprise when you run across folks who aren't so concerned for themselves?  No single life has added more flavor to this Earth than the life that Jesus lived.

Colossians 4:6 Let your speech [be] alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

In honor of His memory, let our lives not be bland, sweet, or bitter.  Let's be the salt that hasn't lost it's savour; the salt that hasn't lost sight of it's Savior.