Your smell affects others
2 Corinthians 2:15-16 (NIV)
For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.
The fragrance that comes from your life affects three people, according to Corinthians. Let's look at the first of these three this morning.
First of all, God smells you
"We are to God the aroma of Christ". How awesome is that – when God leans over and sniffs us living our everyday lives, He smells the incredible fragrance of the beauty and righteousness of His Son Jesus. You may say, "But you do not know what I did this week". My response is that you need to know that, according to God's word, your life is hidden (positioned in) Christ and when God smells you, He smells the fragrance of Jesus and of His finished perfect work of redemption.
A great comparison is found in Genesis 27:27, in the account of when Isaac blesses his son Jacob instead of Esau. Isaac was blind by this time, and knew His sons by their touch and distinctive smells. Jacob, acting on the plan of His mother, wore the smell of His brother to get his father's blessing, and it was because of that smell that Isaac was convinced he was with Esau, not Jacob, and blessed him. (Read the account. It is a good read.)
Genesis 27:27 (NKJV)
And he came near and kissed him; and he smelled the smell of his clothing, and blessed him and said: "Surely, the smell of my son Is like the smell of a field which the LORD has blessed".
The smell that is upon your life is the smell of the Son He loves and the field (life of His Son) that He has blessed. How awesome is that! When you approach God you smell like Jesus. Also you need to know that, unlike Jacob, this is not a con but rather an intention of God, because it is He who positioned you in Christ. Don't feel like a fraud, like Jacob did, because you're not. Your scent is the result of His intent and it is He that coated you in the Son of His delight.
Because of this you can again today approach the Father, knowing that His approval of you is established in Jesus. You can, as it invites us in Hebrews, "approach Him with boldness of faith."
Bless you today, and know that the Lord your God loves the smell of you.
Andy
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