Leviticus 2:13 Season all your grain offerings with salt. Do not leave the salt of the covenant of your God out of your grain offerings; add salt to all your offerings.
2 Chronicles 13:5 Don’t you know that the Lord, the God of Israel, has given the kingship of Israel to David and his descendants forever by a covenant of salt?
Numbers 18:19 Whatever is set aside from the holy offerings the Israelites present to the Lord I give to you and your sons and daughters as your perpetual share. It is an everlasting covenant of salt before the Lord for both you and your offspring.
Ezekiel 43:24 You are to offer them before the Lord, and the priests are to sprinkle salt on them and sacrifice them as a burnt offering to the Lord.
Genesis 31:54 He offered a sacrifice there in the hill country and invited his relatives to a meal. After they had eaten, they spent the night there.
Ezekiel 16:4 On the day you were born your cord was not cut, nor were you washed with water to make you clean, nor were you rubbed with salt or wrapped in cloths.
There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number – living things both large and small” (Psalm 104:25).
Lesson:
The Sea is a special gift to us from Our Heavenly Father. Our scientists tell us that life itself originated there. For us, it is a place to enjoy in so many different ways whether it is swimming and fishing or simply gazing out towards its majesty. As John F. Kennedy told us, “We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch – we are going back from whence we came.” The Sea can truly be a healing influence in our lives. Jesus also called His followers to be the “salt of the earth. Salt is all about preservation, healing, and peace. There is a real comfort and awe when we look out on the ocean. The presence of Our Heavenly Father can be felt in the beauty and immensity of the ocean. Think and pray about the healing influence of the Sea, Sweat and Tears. Salt is found naturally in the sea, in our tears, and in our sweat. All three of these can help to heal us. As motivational speaker Rita Schiano tell us, “Tears are Our Heavenly Father’s gift to us. Our holy water. They heal us as they flow”. Tears come to us from our very being. They are responses to hurt and loss as well as happiness and gain.Tears can be shed from earthy stimuli such as movies and can also be shed from spiritual stimuli such as Our Heavenly Father’s Word or the touch of Christian love. They are an expression that sometimes can speak louder and clearer than words. They bring us healing in so many ways.We find our happiness in working hard for our dreams whether it be as simple (yet profound) as a man or woman working hard to support their family, or a researcher finding the cure for cancer. Work, and sweat, are part of who we are called to. In spiritual and metaphysical terms, the ocean is often seen as a symbol of the subconscious mind and the realm of emotions. It’s deep, vast, and often mysterious – much like our inner worlds. In the Bible, water is used as a symbol to show several different aspects of Our Heavenly Father’s power. It can be used as a symbol of cleansing as in the ceremonial washings of the Old Testament sacrificial system. It leaves one feeling awakened physically and spiritually. It Lowers Stress and Anxiety. No one can deny the positive effect of Ocean water on our overall well-being. Listening to the audio meditations of the waves or gazing out at sea induces a more relaxed state or meditative state. May you come to better realize the healing gifts given to us in Salt Water: the Sea.
Closing Prayer: Heavenly Father, who alone spreadest out the heavens, and rulest the raging of the sea; who hast compassed the waters with bounds until day and night come to an end: Be pleased to receive into thy Almighty and most gracious protection the persons of us thy servants, and the Fleet in which we serve. In the name of Our lord and savior we pray.
Prayer for salvation; Lord Jesus; Please come into my heart as my Lord and Savior. Take
complete control of my life and help me to walk in Your footsteps daily by the power of the Holy Spirit. Thank you Lord for saving me and I know you will answer my prayers. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
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