DAILY READINGS: 2 Chronicles 25; Ezekiel 42; John 18:28 to 19:16
Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour,
wherewith shall it be salted? Matthew 5:13a
To lose one’s savour is to become ineffective. The phrase “lost his
savour” suggests that one can be effective and useful, then lose that
effectiveness and usefulness. Living examples include Abraham with
Pharaoh, Lot with his next-of-kin, and Samson with the Philistines.
The parallel passage in Luke speaks of first being “tasteless,” then
“useless”. God is in the business of recovering and restoring savourless
believers. May we always remain salty! —N. Craig Funston
Lord, take my life and make it wholly Thine;
Fill my poor heart with Thy great love divine.
Take all my will, my passion, self and pride;
I now surrender, Lord, in me abide. —J. Edwin Orr