The Fragrance of Christ.......

2 Corinthians 2:15

"For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing."

My senses have been awakened anew these past months. It seems everything has come alive and in focus to me....My attention has been drawn to the gift of smell. What it means to my life and how it matters to God. It seems some scents just transport me to nearly the height of heaven and some repel my very sense of direction and thinking. I was just thinking of accounts from the bible about different passages that mentioned herbs and perfumes and I was overwhelmed to find so many verses as I flipped the pages. I was in tears thinking of Mary crying at Jesus' feet wiping them with her hair and anointing them with Nard a very costly perfume. I can't imagine the reality of being at His feet and pouring my life out before Him in a physical sense. What healing must have taken place that afternoon.

I have a instructor that loves essential oils. She has kindly taken the time to instruct several of her students privately to mix and learn the skills of aroma therapy. As we sat around the table the other night I was amazed at the affect each aroma had on my emotions. Some had distant memories attached , some were light, some strong, floral, woody. I could not help but be attracted to things like citrus that just smelled so clean or to the smell of Jasmine so floral and beautifully romantic.

I have been thinking of Father and how fragrance means so much to Him. He created all these different smells for us to enjoy. I have been thinking about how my life might really smell in a spiritual sense to those who believe and to those that don't believe. Would I be a fresh lemon or grapefruit pure and clean, the lovely jasmine, the expensive perfume like Nard woody and strong.......

Oh, I do pray that the fragrance I carry will be his and his alone. That I will be trusted with the precious smell of life.