"Seasoned With Salt"

"Seasoned with Salt"


"And every offering of your grain offering you shall season with salt; you shall not allow the salt of the covenant of your God to be lacking from your grain offering. With all your offerings you shall offer salt." ~Leviticus 2:13

When God gave Moses instructions on how to offer sacrifices He said, "all offerings must be seasoned with salt". In the Bible, salt symbolizes preservation, purity, flavor, and covenant,  According to research, "salt prevented decay and acted as a disinfectant, symbolizing spiritual preservation and purity in sacrifices and covenants.
 I never realized that salt was a significant ingredient for burnt offerings. I didn't think anything was used except perfect animals and choice unleavened grains. It's really interesting what you can learn when you "study" the Bible.

Let's talk about salt. Most of us use salt every day in our food because it is pretty bland without it (ask my sweet mama who has to watch her salt intake!). Salt is used to keep foods from spoiling; it is used as a sterile wash [saline] in the medical world and it has healing properties. Our bodies also require salt for nerve and muscle health. Salt might possibly be one of, if not, the most needed nutrient we have. 

Salt... Jesus told His disciples "You are the salt of the earth..." ~Matthew 5:13.  So why salt? 

My thoughts...Jesus was saying we, as Christians should be preservers of the gospel with positive influence in morals and values while standing firm on His Word and truth. Our lives should be pure and holy in Him and we should enhance or "flavor" our surroundings with goodness, love, kindness, peace, wisdom and His grace! "Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one. " ~Colossians 4:6.

I wonder how seasoned and "flavorable" my life has been? Not so much I'm afraid! 
"Lord help me because I'm not sure I have enough salt in me. I sure don't want my life to be spiritually "bland"!  Thank you for speaking to me through Your Word, I'm listening! Help me be better and do better. Amen".