Salt and Light

“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.”

Matthew 5 : 14


I remember in high school as part of our Chemistry lab work , we had to guess the salt given to us based on the color of the flame. This was called the “Flame Test”. For example if the salt was copper sulphate then the flame would be very blue with a tinge of green. Typically Zinc salts are more on the green side…. So once we put a mixture of the salt into the fire , the color of the flame would help us identify “oh ok I have this salt”

Reading in verse 13 we read that we are the salt of the earth . And in verse 14 we are the light of the world ! I wonder if a Flame test was done on us what color would our flame be ? What would our light show ?

Verse 16 , “In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven” . What does our light show to the world ? It shows who our Father is ! Do people around us see Him ? When we are shining for Him , people around us will see that and give not us but our Lord Jesus the glory .

Coming back to the Flame test :-) We read in 1 Peter 3: 13 “each one’s work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done.”

What will a flame test of our life show today ? Has our foundation been Christ or has it been things of the world ? Are we shining for His glory or have we been trying to shine for this world ? Are we the salt of the earth ?

God Bless