I like riding motorcycles. There’s just something about the sensation of being out there on the edge. Its much more participative than driving an automobile. For one thing, your senses are much more involved. From the seat of a motorcycle one Sees, Hears, Feels, and yes, sometimes S-m-e-l-l-s… everything. Sometimes that smell might be the pleasant aroma of wild flowers. At other times it might be the stench of ripe road-kill!
Elevators are another place to experience any array of sensations along that specter from Aroma-to-Odor… Sometimes we passengers step into an elevator atmosphere that is ~ whew… ICKY! At that point we just hope against hope that the elevator doesn’t stop for anyone else on along the way… Let’s leave it that shall we!
Smells and aromas... What thoughts do they conjure up? Sometimes its pleasant, sometime its not. Smells and aromas, they entice or repel, many times with good reason.
I Corinthians tell us, “To the one we are the smell of death; to the other, the fragrance of life.”
Let’s look at the broader text,
· 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.
When someone picks up “your scent” what thoughts and reactions does it conjure up? How encouraging it is to know that “God… always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him.”
Have a blessed and fragrant week!
Elevators are another place to experience any array of sensations along that specter from Aroma-to-Odor… Sometimes we passengers step into an elevator atmosphere that is ~ whew… ICKY! At that point we just hope against hope that the elevator doesn’t stop for anyone else on along the way… Let’s leave it that shall we!
Smells and aromas... What thoughts do they conjure up? Sometimes its pleasant, sometime its not. Smells and aromas, they entice or repel, many times with good reason.
I Corinthians tell us, “To the one we are the smell of death; to the other, the fragrance of life.”
Let’s look at the broader text,
· 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.
When someone picks up “your scent” what thoughts and reactions does it conjure up? How encouraging it is to know that “God… always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him.”
Have a blessed and fragrant week!
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