Salt of the Earth

Matthew 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."

The definition of salt paraphrased is a substance used for seasoning (flavor) and preserving food so what does it mean that we are the salt of the earth?

We were created to bring our own uniqueness to this world as a means of preserving God's plan and purpose for our life here on earth. Being unique denotes distinct; only one of a kind and that's what flavor does with food ...it creates a one of a kind taste that no other food has replicated; therefore being the salt of the earth is allowing God to show Himself by way of all His characteristics through us His beloved creation. 

So if the salt loses its taste what happens? The taste become usual ... the same so if the world is filled with individuals who are the same then it loses all those elements that make up humanity's purpose ...ultimately its ability to reveal God as poor in spirit, meek, merciful, pure in heart, and peacemakers, all qualities that God has created in the uniqueness of humanity. 

Once an individual loses its uniqueness, the road back to restoration is a hard climb back up but we are encouraged that Jesus' redemptive work has given us the authority to rebuke the devil's deceptive schemes and thus re-direct us to restoration of our plan and purpose which is ultimately to praise and glorify Our Creation, Redeemer and Sanctifier, Jehovah Elohim. 

And yet, if the individual choose to remain lost and allow the enemy to deceive them then they will "no longer be good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet."

I want to the salt of the earth only to praise and glorify you, O God!!! 
I pray this in Jesus' name. Amen