“Salted
for Service”1
In
the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Jesus says, “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.” Salt is necessary
to every living thing on this planet, and it serves very specific
functions. But if it loses its character, it is of no value. But how
can salt lose its saltiness?
You are Christians. You have been baptized into Christ's death and
resurrection, and He has marked you as a redeemed child of God. In
this way, you could say that Jesus has salted you. And what happens
when salt is present? It flavors everything around it. Just a little
bit in a recipe changes the whole composition of the dish. It only
takes a little handful of salt to melt a whole sidewalk full of ice.
And there is no way salt can be anything but salty. When Jesus asks
how you can make salt salty again, He is indicating that salt cannot
lose its flavor. Salt is by nature salty, and nothing can change
that. Likewise, you are a child of God, and nothing can change that
fact. You cannot become un-baptized. God will never un-love you.
