A Sweet Smell to God

Scripture:
II Corinthians 2:15-16 — “For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. To the one we are the smell of death; to the other, the fragrance of life. And who is equal to such a task?”
 
Observation:
It is because of Christ I have this fragrance surrounding me. And it is to God that we offer the fragrance of Christ. The fact that other people sense the aroma that is put off and how the scent hits them depends on where they are with Christ.
 
Application:
Usually when people put on a fragrance it is for their significant other or all others, but here it says that our fragrance from Christ is to God. God is the one I offer my fragrance to, not others. And due to Him filling my Spirit, others can sense the aroma of Christ in me.
 
Prayer:
Father God, Help me to remember that it’s for you I live my life. Not for others. If my focus remains on you, others will see an example of a Holy life. If I lose focus and begin to look and listen to people instead of you, my vessel of fragrance becomes filled with the wrong perfume and doesn’t smell sweet at all. May I look to you and offer my life to you. Use me as your vessel.

— Jared Yates, small groups pastor, college & single adults, Reservoir campus