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Have you ever walked into a house and you could tell that the home owners had animals? There's that distinct odor of wet dog, or wood-shavings, or even a litter box. There is a definite difference in smell between a home with pets and one without.
This not only happens with pet owners, but also different ethnic groups can have very distinct aromas to their homes. This is primarily due to the style of cooking and types of foods for these various groups. Indian, Chinese, Japanese, and others use very different aromatic spices and sauces, and you can definitely smell the difference when you walk into their homes.
Be a Stinky Christian
Have you ever consider that just like our pet owners or various ethnic groups give off their own unique olfactory scents, believers in Christ should do the same? In 2 Corinthians 2:14-16 we read,
But thanks be to God, who always leads us as captives in Christ’s triumphal procession and uses us to spread the aroma of the knowledge of him everywhere. For we are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. To the one we are an aroma that brings death; to the other, an aroma that brings life. And who is equal to such a task?
Second, to non-believers, Paul states that we give off the odor of death! Is there any wonder that the world hates Christians? If we as believers are living our daily lives in The Jesus Way
How Stinky Are You?
So, believer, how stinky are you, really? Do those around you know that you are a believer? Do you live your life in such a way that non-believers and believers can smell the aroma of Christ as a result?
Fellow believers will be attracted to your aroma of life. You have the common bond of Christ through the Holy Spirit living inside every believer. And, even some non-believers may be attracted to Christ as a result.
Don't be surprised, though, when you attempt to spread the pleasing aroma of Christ wherever you go, the majority of the world is going to reject you! We are the aroma of death to the world, and they don't like us for that very reason. But that's OK. The Jesus Way
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