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PROGRAM D-7141
What do you smell like right now? That may sound like an inappropriate question, but did you know that the Bible tells us how we should smell? There’s a very interesting passage in 2 Corinthians 2:14-16: But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him. 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.
You know, perfumes are distinguishable. You can recognize one from another pretty easily. I wear a certain brand, and quite often someone will identify it. They know the smell; it’s distinctive. Well, we note in this passage that those of us who are believers also give off an aroma. God intended for us to be fragrant people, with a distinctive smell which can be identified.
You want to know the name of this Christian perfume? It’s The Knowledge of Jesus Christ. When you wear this fragrance, it will be recognized. We are to spread everywhere the fragrance that we know Jesus, that he has impacted our lives and as a result, we’re different. That he has top priority in our lives.
How about it? Are you spreading this fragrance everywhere you go? Everywhere has to include our jobs, our homes, our community, our social engagements. Some Christians like to put on their Knowledge of Jesus Christ perfume for Sundays, but prefer not to wear it during the week.
Obviously God intended for us to smell like his children everywhere we go, whatever we’re doing.
Undoubtedly you are careful to make certain that you look good and smell good before you leave home each day, taking time to get your physical body ready for the day ahead. But let me ask you, do you take time to make certain that you’re wearing the perfume of The Knowledge of Jesus Christ, so that you’ll smell like Jesus? If we Christians went into our worlds each day with the fragrance of Jesus, what an impact we would have on the people whom we contact.