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Aroma of Christ

We are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ among those who are being saved … an aroma that brings life. — 2 Corinthians 2:15-16

Scripture has described the Christian life using an unusual metaphor in the previous verse. Here, Paul pictured believers as captives of a Roman general returning in victory from war. In that era, generals would parade the conquered enemy through the streets while burning incense in celebration of the victory. This made the procession a combination of sight, sound, and smell, all of which proclaimed the victory of that commander. Paul wrote that God parades Christians in this way, except that the spreading fragrance is not incense. It is the "smell" of the knowledge of God. Now Paul gets more specific: Christians are the aroma of Christ in the world. Believers make Christ present on earth, as He is in them. Everywhere they travel, they symbolically "give off the smell" of the Savior to fellow Christians and unbelievers alike. It's an aroma that is received differently depending on one's eternal status. This attitude greatly differs between "those who are being saved" and forgiven for sin in Christ, versus "those who are perishing" in sin without forgiveness because they lack faith in Christ.

Every one of us is a lost child who has experienced the love of our heavenly Father through Jesus Christ. Jesus told the story of the lost son to let us know the heart of our missionary God. It explains Jesus’ purpose and why he endured the criticism of the religious leaders and the suffering on the cross. Jesus was just being the “aroma that brings life”, laying down an example for us to follow by living a Christ lifelike. Are you the “aroma of Christ”?

PRAYER

Lord, thank you for giving us the honor to spread the pleasing aroma of Christ. Let this truth be my focus each day. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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