[:en]SWEET SCENT
While Rita Snowden was visiting a small village in Dover, England, she sat outside a cafe enjoying a cup of tea. She became aware of a beautiful scent and asked a waiter where it was coming from and was told it was the people she could see passing by. Most of the villagers were employed at a nearby perfume factory. As they walked home, they carried the fragrance that permeated their clothes out into the street.
The apostle Paul said: “We are the aroma of Christ, spreading His fragrance everywhere” (2 Cor. 2:15) Paul uses the image of a king returning from battle, his soldiers and captives in tow, wafting the smell of celebratory incense in the air, declaring the king’s greatness (v. 14)
We can spread the aroma of Christ in two ways. First, through our words: telling others about the One who is beautiful. Second, through our lives: doing deeds of Christlike sacrifice (Eph. 5:1-2). While not everyone will appreciate the divine fragrance we share, it will bring life to many. May we carry the aroma of Christ with His fragrance through our words and deeds. (By – Sheridan Voysey)[:]