Matthew 5:13 NKJV — “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.

I have never been a heavy salt user. Generally, if the food I eat is cooked with salt, it is a small amount. If the food has even a touch more salt than that, then all I taste is the salt. It ruins the flavor of the particular food I am eating.

When it comes to the culture, we are to be like the above example. We are to be sprinkled on the culture, so all they can taste is us. We are to replace sin and take over the flavor. In other words the Word in us is to take over. We are to influence sinners and not let them influence us.

Just like salt, if we lose our substance and influence, how good are we at being what God created us to be? When we reach that point we are only good to be trampled upon.

Friends, Jesus didn’t die on a cross, defeat sin and death, to have His reward trampled upon. Live life to the fullest, being the saltiest Christian you can be. Christ is deserving of that!