“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. Matthew 5:13 

Saltiness

This message is based on “Seasoned for every Season,” a sermon preached at my church by Minister Tonia Jenkins starting at 1:30:00.

Seasons Change

Seasons change in our churches, our jobs, our families in our personal lives.

God does not.

Jesus told his followers, “You are the salt of the earth.” Salt remains salt in every season.

You are Valuable

In Jesus’s day, salt was close to currency. Roman soldiers were paid with it, and the word “salary” comes from it. The phrase “worth their salt,” speaks to, if you will, worker compensation in the form of salt.

When Jesus calls you salt, He is speaking to your worth.

Christ paid for you with his own life. Jesus said to his followers, “You are the salt of the earth.” He didn’t say, ” Try to become salt.”

He said you already are salt. The call isn’t to become something new, it’s to REMAIN what God made you.

Salt does at least three things.

• It preserves, slowing decay in a culture that’s quick to rot.
• It flavors, bringing taste to the places it’s poured. And,
• It heals, stinging at times but cleansing wounds. A Christian who is salty brings the character of Christ into workplaces, homes and friendships, quietly and consistently.

But Jesus gave a warning: salt that loses its saltiness is good for nothing.

How Salt Loses Its Saltiness

Salt doesn’t lose its flavor in a day. It happens through dilution, compromise and drift, and through the slow replacement of prayer, Scripture and obedience with convenience.

A Christian who blends in completely has no distinct “seasoning” for an increasingly corrupt culture.

Don’t Settle for Lukewarm

 I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! ¹⁶ So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth. Revelation 3:15-16

Jesus warned Laodicea that, like water that is neither cold nor hot, lukewarm faith is useless. He rebukes those he loves and calls us to be zealous and repent.

Salt that loses its saltiness is trampled underfoot, but Christians were made to be shaken out into the world.

Staying useful and valuable in the kingdom requires obedient faithfulness not a platform. The person who without an agenda and dependably serves unseen, forgives freely, and tells the truth with love is likely to be the person God uses.

Value in God’s kingdom isn’t measured by visibility but by availability.

Let’s encourage one another to:

• Stay in the Word.
• Stay in prayer.
• Stay in community.
• Stay humble.

You (and I) are the salt of the earth.

Christian, let’s stay salty.

Blessings! Kimberly