# 169 Salt Is Not For Shakers.....it's "Forsakers!

The Book of Genesis

Day 169

Ge 19:26 But his wife looked back behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.

As we mentioned last time, this was one of the most important events in the Old Testament and Jesus used it to warn us all of what we need to consider in light of the Final Judgment. He said in Lu 17:32 "Remember Lot's wife.

 Here's the thing about salt. It is a forsaker. It gives itself up for the service of others. It sacrifices itself to purify your water. It sacrifices itself to turn ice into slush. It sacrifices itself to preserve meat. Salt is a forsaker and Jesus said, “You ARE the salt of the earth! You ARE a forsaker. It identifies you as a follower of Christ.

One of the ways we remember our beloved public figures is through statues and monuments. Lot’s wife is such a monument that the Lord wants us to remember. But why was this statue made of salt?

Because salt is not just for shakers….it’s for sakers!

Let us learn from Lot's wife in the matter of forsaking. She looked back! She was not willing to forsake the lifestyle of Sodom and Gomorrah and God turned her into a pillar of salt. How fitting a judgment. It's like He was saying, if you don't want to be salt, (a forsaker) I will make you salt (a forsaker) Lot's wife is a monument set before the eyes of all who refuse to forsake all and follow Jesus. He must be the most important thing in your life.

Speaking of salt, Jesus said in Mt 5:13, “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet.”

You and I are to be the “forsakers” of this earth, but if we refuse to “give ourselves up,”  we will be “thrown out” with all the others who refused to forsake all and follow Jesus.

I can’t over-emphasize this truth! It’s not enough to acknowledge Jesus as God, (Even the demons believe and tremble, James 2:19) we must yield ourselves to Him, believing and trusting His Word (Him) to rule our lives.  At some point we must say, “not my will…..but Thine be done!”

Will we do this perfectly? Of course not! But that’s where confession of sin comes in and a willingness to pick ourselves up and try, try, try, again!

Pray: Lord, thank You for giving me the desire to forsake and follow You. But it is a battle! Help me to wage the war of “forsaking” and forgive me when I fail. You “forsook” all for me, help me to “forsake” all for You!