Today we have many salts on the market than some say are better than others for seasoning our foods. We think there are so many more uses for salt today than in days of old. However, salt was considerated an expensive commodity at one time and was used as a profitable article of commerce. We consider lt necessary and we praise God for it!
SEASONED JUST RIGHT!
Today our Doctor’s suggest that we eat foods without added salt. But most argue that nothing tastes good without added salt. Then again, many say that we can get use to eating without salt and we won’t even miss it. I have cut down on cooking with a lot of salt and use other seasonings to help with the taste of food, but I find that eating an egg without salt is like eating something that is very bland. I discovered that Job felt the same way in Chapter 6:6-7; "Can something tasteless be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg? My soul refuses to touch them. They are like loathsome food to me". How about that?

Using various seasonings is a good thing! I have enjoyed experimenting with flavors and feel very confident when it works. Salt is not the only seasoning that brings flavor to the table.
"Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer every one"; Colossians 4:6. When we season our speech with a little salt it is pleasing and we can get along with each other. However, salt is an abrasive and our speech can also become abrasive. A little goes a long ways but too much is not good for the soul.

"Can a fig tree, my brethren, produce olives or a vine produce figs? Neither can salt water produce fresh"; James 3:12. What do you suppose James is saying when he says; "Can salt water produce fresh?" He is saying that salt water cannot produce fresh water by itself, anymore than a salty tongue can become tamed by itself. Our salty tongue can become fresh by taming it. The only way it can be tamed is through Jesus Christ.

Don’t make your speech salty or abrasive but seasoned just right as in love. Love brings a balance! "But no human being can tame the tongue, a restless evil, full of deadly poison"; James 3:8. Today with all the scientific experiments and through recycling procedures, saltwater can be turned into salt free water, usable for drinking and for many other valuable uses. Man can take saltwater and make it fresh. Jesus can take salty speech and make it seasoned with love.

"O taste and see that the Lord is good; How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!"; Psalm 34:8. I love to bring my understanding of a verse by paraphrasing it; "The Christian is the salt of the earth! Christ is the salt of the Christian! Together we can season the world! Together we can taste and see that the Lord is good!"

Think about how you are seasoning your family and your church family. Think about your repentance and your walk with Christ. We are to place ourselves on the table so that the world and the church can taste and see that He is good! Jane Ann