February 8, 2023 A FRAGRANCE OF CHRIST
2 Corinthians 2:14-16a “But thanks be to God, who always leads us in His triumph in Christ, and manifest through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place. For we are a fragrance of Christ to God to those who are being saved and among those who are perishing; to the one an aroma from death to life, to the other an aroma from life to life.”
Ephesians 5:1-2 “Therefore, be imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you, and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.”
Our life matters, not only to us, but to others. Life is so much more than us trying to find what makes us happy. As great as it is to know that we will go to heaven when we die because we know God as our Savior is just the beginning point of a journey that we are on as followers of Christ. God has specific plans for His people during their time on earth. One of His highest purposes for us is that the life we live day in and day out will be a reflection of the character of God. What a privilege it is for us to be able to be conduits of who God is not only to those who are lost, but also to those who know Him. How amazing that God desires to “manifest through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place.” Let us embrace the reality that we can be a fragrance of God-in every place. We can be a message of salvation to those who do not know Him, and we can be a message of life and encouragement to those who do know Him. What we read in Ephesians above may sound unrealistic to us, but we, through the Holy Spirit working in us, can be, and should be imitators of God as beloved children. Because God is our Father, we can be like Him; our life can be a demonstration of His love and of His character.
Ephesians 2:10 “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.”
1 John 2:6 “Whoever says he abides in Him ought to walk in the same way in which He walked.”
PS: Sin does not have power over us, but if we find that we have sinned in some way, let us confess it to the Lord, turn from it, and continue our walk with the Lord.
Blessings,
Buddy
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