Worthy Brief - July 7, 2026 Yu are the salt of the Kingdom! Matthew 5:13 "You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. Yeshua (Jesus) has just finished pronouncing ashrei (אַשְׁרֵי) over the poor in spirit, the mourners, the meek, the merciful, the pure in heart, the peacemakers, and the persecuted. Now He turns to His disciples and declares something that reshapes everything before it: “You are the salt of the earth.” He does not say, “You should try to become salt,” or “One day, if you mature enough, you may become salt.” He says, “You are.” Identity precedes assignment. Before the disciple is sent to do anything, he must know what the King has already made him to be. Salt was covenant currency in the ancient world. It preserved what would otherwise decay, seasoned what was bland, purified what had been defiled, and marked faithfulness. Every ...