Preservatives

Judah’s sin was so bad that the Lord said even Noah, Daniel and Job could save only themselves in such a climate (Ezk 14:14). The implication is that they would preserve a people with less sin. Just as Lot was preserving Sodom and had to be removed before judgment, so these men might have preserved a less sinful Judah. If Sodom had ten righteous men, it would have been spared (Gen 18:32). Jesus said that we are salt and light to our culture (Mat 5:13). Our righteousness provides protection for those around us (1Co 7:14). How salty are you?