AROMA

Posted on: 21-01-2021


As written in Luke 7:36-38 “Now one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, so he went to the Pharisee's house and reclined at the table. There was a woman in that town who had lived a sinful life. She learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house. So she came there with a special jar of perfume.  She stood behind Jesus and cried at his feet. And she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair. She kissed them and poured perfume on them. 

The sweet smell of the perfume filled the house. The woman who had a sinful life brought a jar of perfume which represents confession of self- which is full of lust, pride and arrogance, seeking repentance through Grace of GOD.

We are in spiritual warfare which is very intense every moment. Like women, we need to submit our self-daily at the altar of living God Yeshua in our life to receive freedom from the bondage of sin. It is required every day because there is an attack of an enemy in our life. As it is written in Luke 9:23-24; And He said to all, if anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me. For whoever will save his life shall lose it, but whoever will lose his life for My sake, he shall save it. This basically means deny yourself and take up your cross.

This is the beginning of emptying of self so that we are made available for purpose of GOD in our life. We have to do it every day in our life to be empty to receive Grace, as it is written Titus 3:3-5 For we ourselves also were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, slaving for various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.  (4)  But when the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,  (5)  not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to HIS mercy, HE saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit. As King David wrote in Psalm; Psalms 141:2 Let my prayer be set forth before You as incense, and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
 
The Holy Spirit prepares us to become the aroma of Christ in every place. As it is written: 2 Corinthians 2:14-17 But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere.  (15)  For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing,  (16)  to one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things?  (17)  For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God's word, but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ.

Hebrews 13:15  By Him, then, let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips, confessing HIS name. i.e. Lord Yeshua our Messiah  

This year 2021 Lord is inviting us to walk with HIM, rather than away from HIM. Do not deny the invitation. 

Adonai Lord Yeshua our Messiah is coming Soon!

By: Dr. Shine David