The Daily Guide
Fragrance of life
Thanks be to God who always leads in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.
2 Corinthians 2:14 - NKJV
Look what a special role God has in mind for you! As He leads you, He sees the fragrance of His knowledge going out from you into all the world. This reminds me of what happened when Mary anointed Jesus' feet. She anointed them with costly oil and, the Bible says, the oil's fragrance filled the whole house. I'm reminded, at the same time, that such a diffusing of fragrance only occurs if there's first an infusing. The fragrance of Christ will only be diffused from us if we first are infused by it!
I was given a simple illustration of this. At one time I used to regularly drink a cup of herbal tea during my morning devotions. I would put a herbal tea bag in my cup and from the kettle pour on water. Then I would wait as the bag was infused with the water and it started to release its aroma. The wait was worth it. It resulted in a drink full of flavour and fragrance. You and I need to be like that herbal tea bag. We need to soak in the water God's Spirit pours out. The result will be a release from us of the fragrance of Christ. 2 Cor.2:14-17.
Are you making time each day to soak in God's water so your inner fragrance from God may be released? God's Word ministered by God's Spirit is God's water for you to soak in! Soak in God's water daily and two things will happen. First, you'll come to rest in the Lord. Second, your family and friends will be blessed by the refreshing fragrance of life they find around you. It will lead them to life! Be a herbal tea bag for God!
Let God's water release His fragrance from you!
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