to use all the wonderful fragrant candles I have. I even bought a few more just so we could have a little extra light in the evenings. And oh, did my house smell good! My husband really got into it too, and now he is a big fan of scented candles.Another fragrant indulgence I have is shower gels from Bath and Body Works. My daughter and I wait until they go on sale and then we stock up for the next 6 months. I actually have a cabinet full of shower gels and lotions that smell like every flower and fruit under the sun. It is also handy to have then available for the last minute gifts. I guess I just like to smell good.
I've been meditating on the words of 2 Corinthians this week.
14But 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. 15For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. 16To the one we are the smell of death; to the other, the fragrance of life. And who is equal to such a task?
I have never thought of myself as smelling good to God. My prayer is that He uses me to be the good-smelling candle in the lives of those who are in darkness. I want to smell like the fragrance of one who knows Him personally. I want God to breathe in and say, Yes, this smells wonderful!
