Salt

In the Leviticus 2:13, the people of Israel were commanded to always season their grain offerings with salt. more specifically, the salt of the covenant of their God. The salt was to remind them of the covenant with God.

In Matthew 5:13, Jesus calls us the salt of the earth. In the following verses, Jesus calls us the light of the world, a city on a hill, a candle on a candlestick. We are supposed to shine in this world so that men can see our good works and glorify God.

The Old Testament concealed, is in the New Testament revealed. Just as the salt was sprinkled on the grain offering to remind the Israelites of their covenant with God, we are the salt of the earth and our purpose is to remind the world of God's New Covenant. We have been sprinkled all over the world to season the world and remind the world of the sacrifice of the Cross of Calvary. We are to call everyone, compelling them to come and enter into this awesome New Covenant with God through the sacrifice of his body, Jesus. We are to shine as beacons of hope in a dark world.

So shine, people of God!