Mark 9:50 (ESV)
Salt is good, but if the salt has lost its saltiness, how
will you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one
another.
Who ever said that salt is bad for you? Here are some
things you may or may not know about this wonderful mineral!
Salt is essential for muscle movement, including that of
the heart. It's necessary for the digestive tract to function properly
--crucial for the transmission of messages by the nerve cells, and regulated
osmotic pressure and the movement of fluid to and from the cell. Salt is found
in blood, sweat, and tears. Hotter climates increase the need for salt
consumption. Chronic deprivation of salt causes loss of weight, loss of
appetite, nausea, muscular cramps and even stunts growth.
In the food industry, it is used in flavoring and
seasoning, pickling, canning, preserving, baking, dairying, curing meat and
fish, and processing flour and other foods. Salt is a binder, a texturizer, and
a fermentation control agent. Other useful applications include de-icing
highways, oil well drilling, and fertilizing!
We are to be the salt of the earth. As you can see, we
have a tough act to follow! But we need to be the salt that the world so
desperately needs!
Let's examine ourselves today and see if we're flavoring
the world the way we should!
Dear Lord, thank You that You have given us the job of
being the salt of the Earth. Help us make a difference. In the Name of Jesus,
Amen.
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