Day Ten... "Two Very Different Messages of Salt"

Today we have drama packing reading with angels warning Lot to get out of "dodge" , struggles at the door, eyes blinded, Lot's wife turning into a pillar of salt and bizarre stories of daughters offered to strangers and incest. Genesis chapter 20 again has a story of deception as Abraham tells Abimelech Sarah is his sister. Why did he do so? Abraham says..."there is no fear of God in this place and they will kill me because of my wife." Psalm 10 is difficult for me to put my arms around today as it begins... "Why O Lord, do you stand far off?" Thankfully, our final teaching of the day is easy to put our arms around. This reference to "salt" is much more positive than that of Lot's wife. Salt influences, adds taste, and preserves. These are good qualities for a disiciple. I actually started throwing a pinch a salt in my colored clothes of laundry. Why? Salt preserves the color. It really does work! So does keeping the saltiness in our relationship with Christ. Light, obviously is a major metaphor for those who walk with Christ. Jesus is the light of the world. His followers are like a city shining on a hill! Light is to be seen and not hidden. We are to glorify God with our lives!