What could Jesus be saying when He says we (believers in Him) are the salt of the earth? (Mat 5:13). Permit me to use edible salt as my example here. Edible is used for so many things. There are different qualities and types. Some are sharp while others are not. Because Jesus is the "best cook" on earth, he knows the importance of salt. By His grace, let us consider the following.

We all know the importance of salt in the cooking pot. It adds taste to the cooking. It helps in bringing out the complete flavour and taste in the cooking. This is to tell us as believers that are born of His Spirit that we are to bring out the taste of God in our families and in ourselves also. This is another way of saying that there are so many other ingredients (religious) or things in the cooking pot, but without the salt it is nothing. God expects us to be contributors of complete joy and goodness to the world. ·

The salt is also white in colour. That signifies holiness in all areas of life, spiritual and physical. Purity in heart, reason, behaviour and in other areas especially in the heart (1 Pet. 1:15-16).

Jesus wants us to learn that, as His brethren, we should be flexible in the hands of the Holy Ghost. The Holy Ghost is at times represented by rain or water in the bible. And we all know that when rain or water meets with the salt, the salt quickly dissolves into the water. So ought our lives to be. When the anointing of God comes upon us, we are to be broken down by it and dissolve into the hand of the Almighty God and not to be stiff necked or stubborn for God to handle. This anointing comes from the Word of God when we allow ourselves to be touched by the word as we read or when it is been spoken to us.

When salt is added to a tasteless food, or soup that is going bad, salt brightens the taste. As Christ followers, we are expected to do this. When we meet with people that have no knowledge of God or whose life has gone bad with sin, we should be able to prove to them through our own life that God can still amend that which they think has totally spoiled.

Salt when added to oil is for healing. To my knowledge, it makes boils to burst open easily. Though boils do not stay forever, they only inconvenience us for a while, and then bursts open and maybe leave a mark. But when oil and salt are added, they easily burst open without much pain. With our Holy Ghost character (Fruit of the Spirit) added up with the blood of Jesus covering us, we have healing to ourselves and we can pray for others for healing and also for the inconveniences they might have in life and God will surely answer.

Salt with water is used to clean the mouth that has gone sore. As brother and sisters in Christ, we should be able to aid people who "drive rough" with their mouth like lying and promising what they cannot do and those that abuse with their mouths.