"You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven."
-Matthew 5:13-16
Guess what? As believers, we are the salt of the earth and the light of the world. As soon as we identify with Christ, He calls us to be salt and light. That's a huge job and carries a lot of responsibility! It is also kinda scary because if we lose our saltiness, we are "no longer good for anything." I know this isn't rocket science, but salt is a preservative and so it is our job to be agents of preservation, but the reason we cannot lose our saltiness is because it isn't even ours in the first place. We are made salt and light because of Christ and He is the one who keeps us salty. However, we can and do try to work outside of Christ in the name of Christ. What do I mean by that? We try to do good things (and often succeed) but we all too often make it about our own glory and not for God's glory. God hasn't lit us as lamps and put us under a bowl. Instead we are put on a stand so that we might give light. And this is the hope: "In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven." The goal and purpose is that others may see the light and that more and more people would glorify God.
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