According to a recent study, cutting down three grams or just over one teaspoon of our daily salt intake could prevent 32,000 strokes and 54,000 heart attacks a year; this comes from the University of California San Francisco while trying to understand the clinical benefits of salt reduction in diets (As seen on World News Tonight with Diane Sawyer).
Though a reduction of salt can be connected with saving more lives physically, Jesus says we are to be the salt of the earth in order to save souls for Him (Mt. 5:13). Along with adding taste, salt functions as a preservative. We are here as a life preserver for the lost souls around us each and every day.
Jesus also says we are to the the light of the world. We are to be visible and let our lights shine so that others may see our good works and glorify God in Heaven (Mt. 5:16). A light is meant to be put on the lampstand so that it would give light to all the house (Mt. 5:15)
Let's make sure that as the salt of the earth we don't lose our savor. Let's also make sure that as the light of the world we aren't hiding or suppressing our light. Don't be a flashlight for Jesus; rather, be an eternal lamp that never goes dark.
I've posted my audio from this sermon last night titled "Salt and Light"
Are you fulfilling God's expectations of being salt and light?
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