Souls For Christ Ministries

May 16, 2011

"Out ye not to know that the Lord God of Israel gave the kingdom over Israel to David forever, even to him and to his sons by covenant of salt? 2Chronicles 13:5

Sharing salt together was a way in which it symbolized the agreement of a friendship forever. Salt is used as a preservative and the idea is that salt will preserve a friendship forever. It could never be changed once this took place. When God makes covenant with us he will never change it, he will never leave us nor forsake us. This friendship is forever! Nothing you can do will cause God to break this covenant with you! Numbers 18:19 reads, " All the heave offerings of the holy things, which the children of Israel offer unto the Lord, have I given thee, and thy sons and thy daughters with thee, by a statute forever: it is a covenant of salt forever before the Lord unto thee and to thy seed with thee." This friendship is forever! Jesus is your friend forever! It is a promise, a gaurantee that is solidified by salt a preservative that will last forever! This statute is forever, an enactment of law by God! Wow! that's powerful! What friend is there that will lay down his life for us and then make it law? Making it permanant and forever? No greater love hath any man than this that he lay down his life for his friend! Jesus is amazing!

A binding agreement from the King of Kings unto us, bound together and preserved by salt, the ancient ways of life, not to be forgotten, but are still in place today. Jesus makes this relevent because he is the same yesterday, today, and forever! Forever we are tied in friendship with him and this friendship is solid and firm, unshakable, unmovable, and ever lasting!