Fragrant Aromas...

I have been studying in the second chapter of the book of 2 Corinthians for a few days now.  Yesterday the picture of us being a fragrant aroma really captured my attention. Kinda like walking past the coffee section in our local Safeway does when someone has just grounded up some gourmet beans. I think that my wife must get tired of the same remark that I make every time we smell it.  It always takes me by pleasant surprise and I begin to savor the thought of a hot cup of delicious coffee and say… “Gee that smells good!”  Verse 15 says that “To God we are the aroma of Christ among those who are saved and among those who are dying.”  (Gods Word ©) 

I can remember something that the Pastor of the second church that had come out of the tiny group that met in that old motel room that I mentioned last Friday (11-4-11 “Using The Right Tool”) shared with me when we were alone one day.  His told of an intimate time of Praise and Worship that the Holiness congregation he had Pastored, about ten years previously, had experienced on a warm summer evening.  He said that they had just finished singing a very worshipful song unto the Lord and were quietly sitting in the old church building with all the windows open, when the room was suddenly filled with the soft fragrance of roses.  He related how it was a glorious and awe inspiring occasion that was definitely a move of the Spirit, as there were no rose bushes planted anywhere in the vicinity of the church grounds.

He described the phenomenon as the presence of the Lord, Who had come into the room in response to their heart felt worship to Him.  It was just like the verse in 2 Corinthians 2:15.  It was the physical manifestation of the “aroma of Christ.” 

I have thought about that story many times over the years since then, especially during those intimate times of worship that we have experienced.  Have you ever sensed or actually smelled the fragrance of Jesus in your midst?  2 Corinthians 2:15 says that we are that fragrance to others!  Think about that the next time that you go to the mall, or to the auto parts store, or to pick up your kids from school.  Consider the aroma of Christ that you carry along with you.  Does your outside appearance, your attitude and the words you use match the fragrance that is emitting from your spirit?

Whoa!  That will get you thinking huh?  Have a great day, stay tuned and keep asking your self… “What am I expecting to smell like today? (!!!)”