“14But 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. 15For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing, 16to one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things?” – 2 Corinthians 2:14-16 (ESV)
When I read these verses, I see, like you likely do as well, that there are two types of people in the world. There are those that learn of the knowledge of Christ and accept Him as their Savior and Lord, and then there are those that are turned off by His glory and greatness. I see that the aroma Christ and His knowledge is beautiful and sweet to those that accept and sour and repugnant to those that are turned off.
When we that are of Christ, are in the world, our role is to emit the aroma and fragrance of Christ. It is not up to us who will accept and who will push away. The fragrance of Christ and the knowledge of Him is what it is and I have to remember that not all will accept that aroma as I do. My job is simply to spread the aroma around the world and allow God to do His will in those that come in contact with His fragrance.
When you are in the world, are you out there spreading the fragrance of God? Have you noticed the acceptance or rejection of His aroma? What if you just spread the fragrance and allowed God to do His work on others with the aroma of His knowledge?
Trevor's Thoughts 