Stay Salty

Tuesday, March 3,2026

Good morning, Lord

Father in Heaven, I seek You first-the knowledge of Your kingdom and Your righteousness. Fill my consciousness constantly and complete Your joy in me as I take up my cross and follow...In Jesus' name…

Memory verse: Psalm 27:13-14 (NIV)

“I remain confident of this, I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.”

Verses of the day-Isaiah 55:8-9

8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts,    neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth,    so are my ways higher than your ways    and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Today’s reading: Numbers 26-28 Mark 8

Stay Salty

Mark 9:50 “Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with each other.”

According to scientists who know such things, pure salt does not spoil or go bad. Most salts now have additives that will outlive a shelf life but salt never goes bad.

Why does Jesus say, then, "...if salt loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again?"

In Matthew, Jesus precedes that statement with, "You are the salt of the earth."Matthew 5:13-16

From this I hear Jesus say that since we are, in Him, the salt of the earth-and God will not let us go under any circumstance-that we cannot lose our Divine 'salt'-but-in solution-we have let ourselves become 'mixed up' by sin. Remove the foreign substance(by repentance,1 John 1:9) and retain our savor-Jesus is the source of our incorruptible salt.

Mark 9:50-Have some salt among yourselves-use the Fruit of the Spirit-God's common-yet divine- common sense. Live in peace.

'Have salt' is a command. The continuous energy of salt is secured only by our inner effort-again, seeking His kingdom first...

...because He loves us...

Father in Heaven,

Your kingdom come, Your will be done. Give me Your bread for today. I Let myself get mixed up so easily in my sin. Forgive me and lead me to retain your saltiness in my heart.

Gentle God,

In the name of Jesus,

Amen