It has really been smokey lately around here. When I walk outside, I can smell burnt wood, it is hard to see any distance, and if I'm out in very long I begin to develop a headache. The rain can't get here fast enough to clean the air.
Driving to the church office, I was reminded of an offering presented to God as a pleasing aroma to Him. That phrase is used 88 times in the Bible. Each time it is associated with an offering to God. It was "pleasing" usually is used for expressing God's favor toward the sacrifice and worshiper. The symbolism reminds me of the way a steak smells on the grill. It is a pleasant aroma!
How is your offering? In Romans 12:1 it says, "Therefore, brothers and sisters, in view of the mercies of God, I urge you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your true worship."
Is your offering a pleasant aroma or just smoke? Offering ourselves as a living sacrifice means we fully commit our lives to Him, we seek Him, we pray to Him, we obey Him, and we witness for Him. Think how your offering is presented to God. Is it pleasing or stinking?
Are You A Stinky Offering?
It has really been smokey lately around here. When I walk outside, I can smell burnt wood, it is hard to see any distance, and if I'm out in very long I begin to develop a headache. The rain can't get here fast enough to clean the air.
Driving to the church office, I was reminded of an offering presented to God as a pleasing aroma to Him. That phrase is used 88 times in the Bible. Each time it is associated with an offering to God. It was "pleasing" usually is used for expressing God's favor toward the sacrifice and worshiper. The symbolism reminds me of the way a steak smells on the grill. It is a pleasant aroma!
How is your offering? In Romans 12:1 it says, "Therefore, brothers and sisters, in view of the mercies of God, I urge you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your true worship."
Is your offering a pleasant aroma or just smoke? Offering ourselves as a living sacrifice means we fully commit our lives to Him, we seek Him, we pray to Him, we obey Him, and we witness for Him. Think how your offering is presented to God. Is it pleasing or stinking?
Onward and Upward!