FRAGRANCE OF GOD

Pastor Jeanna Manguno

What is the Fragrance of God? Everything has a fragrance! Some good, some bad, but there is a fragrance to EVERYTHING! Just like there is a season to everything there is a distinct smell to EVERYTHING! 2 Corinthians 2:14-15 say that we are a sweet savor ( fragrance) of Christ unto God. The definition of fragrance is the sweetness of smell; that quality of bodies which affects the olfactory ( having the sense of smell) nerves with an agreeable sensation; pleasing scent; grateful odor. WOW! So what is HIS Fragrance? I asked, HE replied," MY FRA- GRANCE IS LOVE" You may say love doesn't have a smell, a fragrance, but it does. It most definitely does! Think about the things you love; you probably love them because they are associated with a smell that you remember that brought you joy. Sunshine has a smell, trees have smells, the rain, the flowers, blossoms. You can smell HIS Fragrance in everything HE created. Genesis 1:1-31 says that HE CREATED THE EARTH FOR FELLOW- SHIP WITH YOU, HE created this earth, gave you dominion over it all because HE loved you! God sent HIS only Son JESUS, purely out of HIS love for you (John 3: 16). Also Romans 5:8 says that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. When you crush a flower, you get the true Fragrance of it…Isaiah 53:5. CHRIST WAS CRUSHED FOR YOU! Again in 2 Corinthians chapter 2 verse 15 says that we are a sweet fragrance of Christ to God, key word there is OF; Of Christ unto God! John 10:30 says that " My Father and I are one" also in Ephesians 5:2 it says that He ( Christ ) gave himself for us as an offering, a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling Fragrance. So, if the Fragrance of God is love, the Fragrance of His son Jesus is love as well! Think of HIS love - HE came as a sacrifice willingly. HE could have called angels at any point to redeem HIM, to save HIM, HE even asked if it be possible to let this cup pass, but HIS love for you kept HIM!!!! HE loves us when we are unlovable. Think about the fragrance you are putting off. Is it a Fragrance of carnality or a Fragrance of CHRIST? You carry a smell!!! If you walk through a smoke-filled room, the smell of smoke attaches itself to you. If you go to a BBQ restaurant, you leave with the smell of the BBQ pit on you. GOD wants you to be so close to HIM that wherever you go people smell HIS LOVE on you! We are always buying the next best smell good, we buy candles, room deodorizers, perfume, deodorant because we want to smell good. Why don't you invest a little more time in HIS PRESENCE and see what that gets you… I'll tell you what it will get you. It'll get you more in Love with HIM, more in love with people, more in love with the things of God. John 13:34- 35 says you are to love one another. Matthew 5:44 says that you are to love those that hurt you. 1Corinthians 13:4-8 says love is patient, love is kind. Also in John 4:7-8 scripture says that we should love one another because GOD IS LOVE! Proverbs 10:12 says that hate stirs up strife, but LOVE covereth all sins.. the Fragrance of God is LOVE!! Be that pleasing scent in a world full of hate, Be a true Fragrance of the Father! Let others smell CHRIST in you! Get so close to HIM that HIS smell the Smell of JESUS will overpower your smell! Be that grateful odor the brings someone to the love and understanding of Christ. Pray right now "Lord, bring me so close to you that when others see me, they smell YOU. Help me be your Fragrance carrier! "

Pastor Jeana Manguno, BOLT Church Plaquemine, LA