THE SMELLS OF LIFE
Today's reading:  2 Corinthians 1-3

"...Now wherever we go he uses us to tell others about the Lord and to spread the Good News like a sweet perfume.  Our lives are a fragrance presented by Christ to God.  But this fragrance is perceived differently by those being saved and by those perishing."  2 Corinthians 2:14-15 NLT

Living on a farm, I know about smells.  Animals (and people, too), living, breathing, carrying out functions of life produce smells!

To our city friends, these smells at first inhalation, produce a turned up nose.  To our fellow farmers, it's hardly noticed.

The same will be true of those living for Christ--and those who are not.

You'll have an 'odor' to you if you're living out your faith.  Other Christians will find it pleasing, encouraging and incentive-filled.

The unsaved?

They, at times, will turn up their noses.  They will, without the Holy Spirit's urging, think it all stinks. 

Until, that is, they begin looking for life.

So, my friend, are you 'smelling up' your mission field?