Salt

Year 8-Day 254: Today, I am grateful for salt.

If I have to choose between sweet and salt... I choose salt. I even like my chocolate very dark and it is perfect with some sea salt added. 

The seas are full of salt. Salt is important to human health. It is essential for nerve and muscle function. It regulates fluids in the body. Like most things, too much is not good, but in healthy portions, salt adds to our wellness. 

Here in Central Illinois... or the Heart of Illinois as we often call the Peoria area... we have a local business that specialized in salty treats. Kitchen Cooked potato chips often make their way across the nation to those who leave home for new places. If you are lucky... family will mail you some on occasion. The Cheese Curls are the best, too! All or crazy loaded with salt but oh, so good! 

I just read this quote:

"People don't enjoy salt. They enjoy what is salted. We are the salt of the earth. We do not exist for ourselves." -John Piper 

You know, John Piper is right. We don't enjoy "salt". We enjoy what is salted. 

Popcorn, broccoli, tomatoes, eggs and even watermelon for some people(yes... I do like salt on watermelon). Salt on its own does not satisfy. Salt makes us thirsty, too. 

Salt is mentioned in the Bible quite a few times. Forty-three times in the ESV version. This is one of my favorite passages: 

"You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet. “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden." -Matthew 5:13-14

Salt exists for a purpose. It adds flavor to our days, balances our body and increases our thirst.  Do we hunger and thirst  for righteousness? Do we crave it like our favorite bag of chips? 

We don't exist for ourselves, but to add flavor as needed. How can we be salty today?

Today, I am grateful for salt.