seasoned with salt

Leviticus 2:¹³ Season all your grain offerings with salt to remind you of God's eternal covenant. Never forget to add salt to your grain offerings.

You don't hear many favorite Bible quotes from verses in the book of Leviticus.  Leviticus is a book of laws and detailed procedures.  Our pastor and teacher, Dick Woodward, tells us that Leviticus is like a minister's manual for priests to refer to as they carried out their duties.  We are reading Leviticus now as we move through the Mini Bible College and we are reminded that the Bible wasn't just written for us.  It was also written for the people of Israel to meet their needs in their wilderness experience.  But as I listened to the early chapters the verse quoted above stood out.  It would have been easy for those bringing the sacrifices and offerings and those accepting them to get in a routine that would eventually forget the purpose of the whole process.  Adding salt to the grain offerings seems like a small thing...a minor step in the procedure.  Salt is barely visible but salt affects the flavor and tends to permeate the whole food item.  This simple step was to remind the participants of the purpose of all of these sacrifices.  God had made an eternal promise to never leave His people and to lead them to the promised land and to forgive them of sins and provide for them and give them victory over their enemies...for all generations.  I am reminded that a small part of my day may be spent in prayer and devotion, like the small amount of salt added to the grain offerings of Leviticus.  But that small amount of time affects the flavor of the entire day and serves as a reminder of God's promises to me (and to you)!

blessings,

Rob Smith