"Salt, without prescribing how much" (Ezra 7: 22).
Salt was used in every offering made by fire to the Lord. From its preserving and purifying properties; it was the grateful emblem of divine grace in the soul. When Artaxerxes gave salt to Ezra the priest, he set no limit to the quantity. We may be quite certain that when the King of kings distributes grace among His royal priesthood, the supply is not cut short by Him. Often we are restricted in ourselves but never in the Lord. He who chooses to gather much manna will find that he may have as much as he desires. There is no such famine in Jerusalem that the citizens should eat their bread by weight and drink their water by measure. "Ask what thou wilt, and it shall be given unto thee" (Mark 6: 22). Parents need to lock up the candy jars, but there is no need to keep the salt shaker under lock and key, for few children will eat too greedily from that. A man may have too much money or too much honor, but he cannot have too much grace. More wealth brings more care, but more grace brings more joy. Abundance of the Spirit is fullness of joy. Believer, go to the throne for a large supply of heavenly salt.