Maybe it is the Southern gal in me but I love wearing nice perfume! There's just something about knowing I wear a touch of elegance wherever I go. This does not mean sending people into a coma because of too much aroma. Nor am I referring to wearing something so distasteful that it causes others to sneeze, gag or require additional oxygen. I simply enjoy wearing a fresh, clean and pleasant fragrance.
Ever since I shared a devotion about this in college "a few" years ago, I am reminded of a much more important aroma I should wear consistently. As I reach for my favorite fragrance each day, I remember this passage I read in the KCU dorm.
"But thanks be to God, Who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him. For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. To the one we are the smell of death; to the other, the fragrance of life. And who is equal to such a task? Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, like men sent from God." 2 Corinthians 2: 14>17
What an incredible concept that we are to share the fragrance of Him with others! We have a tremendous privilege and responsibility to share the life-changing aroma of Christ! I love the word "sincerity" used in this passage. Since I am not a Greek or Hebrew scholar, my dictionary shared that sincerity means honest, pure, true, heartfelt and genuine terms.
I wonder about our aroma for Christ. Is it authentic, pleasant, loving, pure, heartfelt, sincere? Or do we wear negative aromas...overbearing, suffocating, stale, offensive, contradictory, phony? May the original, unaltered and sweet aroma of Christ in our lives lead others closer to Him. <3~thl
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