My friend, Billie Jo, who is helping rehabilitate her grandson from a drowning incident, mentioned to me that they would put something in front of Eric to sniff. Our sense of smell is a powerful element for regaining memory. Smell is important.
Another friend, who is a real estate agent, once said that before she shows a house, if the current homeowner would bake some cookies, the aroma will make the potential buyer feel at home.
My niece, Calli, told me that after her grandmother, Velma , passed away, she would sleep with one of Mrs. Velma’s pieces of clothing because it smelled just like her. This scent would comfort Calli with memories of her memaw.
You get the point that aromas are powerful.
The above scent scenarios are pleasing. But, boy oh boy, are there scents that have little to be desired.
In 2 Corinthians 2:14-16 we read how we Christians have an aroma:
- But thanks be to God, who always leads us in victory through Christ. God uses us to spread His knowledge everywhere like a sweet-smelling perfume. 15 Our offering to God is to be the perfume of Christ that goes out to those who are being saved and to those who are being lost. 16 To those who are being lost, this perfume smells like death, and it brings them death. But to those who are being saved, it has the sweet smell of life, and it brings them life.
I like how The Message translation reads:
- “Everywhere we go, people breathe in the exquisite fragrance. Because of Christ, we give off a sweet scent rising to God, which is recognized by those on the way of salvation—an aroma redolent with life.”
So what type of fragrance do you emit? Hopefully if you have Christ in your heart, then people will breathe in the exquisite fragrance of Christ.
Ephesians 5:2, “Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.” AMEN!
Blessings and God’s abundant love to y’all.
September 15