“But thanks be to God, who always leads us in His triumph
in Christ, and manifests through us
the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place. For we are a
fragrance of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who
are perishing; to the one an aroma from death to death, to the other an
aroma from life to life. And who is
adequate for these things? For we are not like many, peddling the word
of God, but as from sincerity, but as from God, we speak in Christ in the sight
of God.” 2 Corinthians 2:14-17 NASB.
If we have given our
heart completely to God and have been born from above, we are following Jesus
every step of the way, and God is leading us in triumph! This will manifest
itself by others seeing our love for God in the way we treat them and others,
and the way we speak of our God whom we love! Our face will glow like an angel,
when we are animated with God’s love! He gives us the sweetness in life that
attracts others to Him. We cannot help but do this, if we love God all the way
and are born from above! “By this is My Father glorified, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples. Just
as the Father has loved Me, I have also loved
you; abide in My love. If you keep My
commandments, you will abide in My love; just as I
have kept My Father's commandments, and abide in His love. These things I have
spoken to you, that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made
full.” John 15:8-11 NASB.
To those who are
drowning in this world of sin, and are wanting the way out, they will grasp the
hope that we offer them, and our life will be a sweet aroma to them and to God.
God is more than willing that all who name themselves His people should have
this sweetness in their life, and He will grant this petition, if they would
only pray for this and desire to be a sweet aroma to Him! “Who is adequate
for these things?” No one but God. God
will grant this to all who want it and are willing to obey Him! Those who
do this, are not ‘peddling the word of God’ like many do, but are preaching the
love of God from sincerity. This is what the world needs, sincere followers of
Jesus and His Father, who have the sweetness from God that only those who have
tasted and seen that God is good can know! Psalms 34:8.
Yes, the love of God
and His salvation that He has offered to mankind because of what His Son Jesus
did for us, when He died on the cross for our sins, is a sweet aroma to those
who are perishing and among those who are being saved! And when God’s
children reproduce His character of love and help others to know and love Him,
this is a sweet aroma to Him too! Yes, God is glorified by this, when all of
His children bear much fruit for Him! Why? Because He loves everyone, and is not
willing that any should perish! 2 Peter 3:9. Amen!
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