# 565 - Today's Du-votional comes from: Mr 9:50 "Salt is good, but if the salt loses its flavor, how will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace with one another."
When you read about salt in Scripture, I hope you will immediately think in terms of forsaking sin, the ways of the world, and the old sinful nature in you. If salt loses its flavor, it has ceased to be a forsaker. How will you season it?
The word “season” in the Greek means to “prepare with stimulation” What is Jesus saying here? He is saying that if we refuse to be forsakers, we put up a wall against Holy Spirit stimulation. Those who are caught up in sin, the ways of the world, and themselves, reject the idea of surrender, and they have no room for the idea of forsaking. They become hardened to the idea of being salted.
One more telling connection between being salt and being a forsaker is included in the last part of this verse. If you have salt in yourselves, (if you are willing to be a forsaker) one of the byproducts will be peace with each other.
As a forsaker, you will no longer insisting on having your own way, and this is a great breeding ground for peace with others.
Father, there will be times today, when I will be faced with forsaking my ways and the ways of this world, help me to let go. Help me to be open to the stimulation of the Holy Spirit in all things.
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