Salt is good for seasoning. But if it loses its flavor, how do you make it salty again? You must have the qualities of salt among yourselves and live in peace with each other.” (Mark 9:50, NLT)
In the olden times salt was used as a seasoning, a preservative, and as purifier. When salt is used to season, it not only adds flavour to the food but brings out the flavours thats present in the food, it enhances flavour ! How can we enhance the flavour? By a lot of effort, we have to continually cultivate a life of faith through prayer, worship, learning the Holy Bible. Even when challenging situations we need to handle them with perseverance and hope for it will refine and build our character. We need to cultivate it within us !!!
When salt is used to preserve it signifies permanence ..when something is salted, it will last longer both literally and symbolically. Being a person of faith is a long-term commitment requires perseverance
Salt is used as a purifying ward against evil. If we focus on wrong things(jealousy, resentment, blame, fear, fame, name) it can “contaminate” us. …. “have salt within yourselves” means to have a unique flavory, have perseverance, and to focus on the right things. However, we must understand although salt is powerful it can also symbolise destruction…Lot’s wife turned into a pillar or salt! Adding too much salt in food makes the food taste terrible. Let us not loose our flavour or be that salt that overpowers or harms but live in peace with everyone!
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