Salt Without It's Taste Is Useless.....

Jesus talks about us being the salt of the earth. Jesus said " Salt is good, but if salt has lost its taste,how shall it's saltiness be restore? It is of no use either for the soil or for the manure pile. It is thrown away.He who has ear to hear,let Him hear. " Luke 14:34-35 ESV

Why salt?? Us as salt??

Salt. An agent of change. No matter what, a dish without salt, it will be tasteless. Even tho, we only use a small amount of salt in our cooking, it makes a huge difference. Salt is also an important preservative. Salt were discovered in ancient tomb to preserve the Kings especially in ancient Egypt. And we also have salted fish...mmMmm.... especially having them in our clay pot chicken rice *drooling*

I can across Luke 14:34-35 last night. This verse is not new to me and I believe it's not new to many of us. It's also been recorded in the book of Matthew ( Matt 5:13,) where Jesus said that salt will no longer be good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet.

Many years ago, when I came across this verse, I imagine myself being a salt. ( Hee hee...anyone wanna taste me?? :P ) I am salty, and I give taste to food and preserve whatever people wants me to preserve. Not bad huh?? I felt good about it and being useful to others. If I am a salt, I was made to be salty..and that was my purpose!! That's it!! That was my purpose.FULL STOP! I felt good that I am being use the way I am made and people around love to use me and tasting the delicious food that I give taste to it ( in a tasty way ). And on TV show (e.g Asian Food Channel ), Im being mention most of the time in almost all of the recipes..... "......salt and pepper to taste..." ^_^ I made people people happy and blessed!!

But then, Jesus said " but if salt has lost its taste,how shall it's saltiness be restore? "

At this point I imagine that I, being a salt that has lost my saltiness...:( Ohh no!!
Whatever food people us me with, it made no difference. To preserve?? Nope, I am not preserving anything.....* there goes the fish* ( No clay pot chicken rice tonight ...awww...:( )
Nothing....absolutely nothing!!! I am useless... tasteless .... and most of all..useless! So what now?? Jesus said "....no longer be good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet. "

But of course, God made salt to be salty. That is the purpose why salt was created. To taste salty, able to preserve. An agent of change. That's it's purpose! After all, I can enjoy my claypot chicken rice. ^_^

God made us, humans. Just like "salt" we are created with a purpose. No matter what the purpose is,we are called to be like "salt", an agent of change in whatever we do and wherever we are. :)

When salt loses it's saltiness, it's like I lost my purpose.Living without a purpose.I will just do things as it goes, and listen whatever people tell me to do. It's like a cup being use as a flowerpot but not using it to contain water and we drink from it. ( I am not saying that we can't use a cup as a flowerpot but...it wasn't the ultimate purpose that it was 1st created ).

I believe one of the common things that we are created is to be an agent of change for Him. I can imagine that God is the cook and he uses me ( salt ) to cook a dish. Like how He would use me to bring changes into the world. One thing I am amaze about God is that He chooses me to work with Him ..well..He's God right?? He can just bring change without using me.But He choose to use me.This shows to me that He is longing to have a relationship with me. Working side by side with us,a team and knowing that God is on my our side...hmmmm....I will not have to worry, right?? Yay!!

So, when I learn that I am called to be an agent of change,in whatever I do and wherever I am, I should be motivated and giving my best in it for I was created with a purpose. A purpose bigger than myself!! ^_^

"And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus,giving thanks to God the Father through him." Collosians 3:17 ESV