Jesus said, "You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men."
My friends made up a game called "Salty Man Out." In "Salty Man Out" we would open up a sugar packet for as many people that were playing the game. Then, we would empty one sugar packet out and fill it with salt. Next, we would each take a packet and begin swapping it with everyone playing so that no one knew who had the sugar packets and who got stuck with the salt packet. Finally, we would all eat our packets and see who was the salty man out.
During this game it was always very clear who got served with the salt. They knew it and we knew it. There was no doubt in any of our minds. I think this was similar to Jesus' message to those who chose to follow Him. He is saying that we are the salt of this earth and should stop trying to fit in, and instead tell people about Him. Followers of Jesus need to stop following Him when it is convenient or fits into our own agenda. I don't want this point to get confused with trying to stand out for the purpose of standing out. Rather, we should take the initiative and intentionality to tell our friends, family, coworkers, and classmates about who Jesus is and what He said regarding this life.
Being salt isn't easy, especially when the world wants to make you like sugar. Notice how Jesus doesn't provide an option for "kind of salty" people or "partly salty" people. You are either salt of the world, or you aren't. If you follow Jesus, do you think that way? Do you feel like salt to your friends, or have we become tasteless?
http://www.relevantmagazine.com/ -- these guys have some interesting articles
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