Why is the ocean so salty?"
from "Did You Know Devotions" by Nancy S. Hill
Sea water collects it's salt by starting in rivers, which flows against land along their way to the sea, pulling minerals from the ground. Rain falling on the land washes more minerals into the rivers. Rivers also rush along on tops of rocks, washing even more minerals downstream into the ocean. But not all bodies of water have the same amount of salt. If the sea water has a river near it's shore, the sea water will be less salty, because there is so much fresh river water being added in. If the sea water is shallow, it will be more salty because of evaporation. When the sun dries up water, the water leaves it's salt deposits behind.
The Dead Sea, for example, is very salty because it is surrounded by a dry desert and has lots of evaporation. The Dead Sea contains so much salt - about 25 percent- that it is almost impossible to drown in its waters. The salt makes the water "heavy," which makes a swimmer's body light in comparison. Your body will stay close to the surface of the water and not sink. Average sea water has only about 3.5 percent salt, but it is still easier to stay afloat in any sea water than in a freshwater lake or pool. By the way, can you guess why rain is not salty when it falls, even if it is collected from salty water? It's because the salt is too "heavy" to rise with the water vapor that evaporates from the ocean.
In the same way that salt can keep you floating above danger in the water, God can keep you floating above danger in life. Just ask him to help you by saying with the Psalm writer: “Hold me safe above the heads of all my enemies; then I can continue to obey your laws.” Psalms 119: 117
When someone rescues you so that you are safe, you naturally want to do something extra for that person in return. Your loyalty to God for keeping you safe will please him greatly.
Say this prayer: “Thank you God for your loving protection and grace. In Jesus name, Amen”
God Bless