“Salt is good, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is of no use either for the soil or for the manure pile. It is thrown away.”
(Luke 14:34-35a ESV)
The salt in Jesus' day did not come out of a box with a girl and an umbrella on it. It was not "iodized" or fully pure. Thus, when the salt was used in preservation or some other way, when it had done its job there would be a residue. Such remains were useless. Because of any tainting of salt, they would destructive for plant life. It would be of no value. As the "salt of the earth", when we lose our impact on the world, when we have blended in so much all others can see is the dirty residue, we are doing more harm than good to the kingdom of God. Let's keep our saltiness, so others will taste and see that the Lord is good, so that we will have a positive and preserving influence on the world around us, so that we will finish well the purpose for which God has made us.
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