A Fragrance of Christ to Every Person
The life of Christ in us is like the aroma of fresh bread—filling every space naturally with His goodness and life.
Devotional Credit: Day by Day by Grace, April 26th
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Today’s devotional reminds us that one of the most beautiful works of God's grace is to manifest the fragrance of Christ through our lives. As we grow in truly knowing the Lord, His very life diffuses through us like an invisible but unmistakable aroma. To God, we are a sweet fragrance—the life of Christ being expressed in human vessels that were once dead but are now alive in Him.
Yet this fragrance is not only for God’s delight; it impacts every soul we encounter. For fellow believers, it is an aroma of life—drawing them deeper into the abundant life they already possess in Christ. For those still perishing, it reveals their spiritual deadness, awakening the desperate need for salvation.
Importantly, we are not the source of this fragrance. God Himself is the one who diffuses it through us, as we learn to walk yielded and dependent upon Him day by day. It is His life, His grace, His fragrance—emanating from the surrendered heart wherever He sends us.
Personalized Journal Entry – Voice of the Holy Spirit Through Scripture
You are the fragrance of Christ, carried into every place where I send you. I always lead you in triumph in Christ and through you spread the aroma of the knowledge of My Son everywhere. To Me, you are the sweet fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.
Among My children, your life is the aroma of life to life, stirring in them a hunger for more of the fullness that is theirs in Christ. Among the lost, your life carries the aroma of death to death, awakening their need for the life they have not yet received. But the aroma is not of yourself; it is Mine, diffused through your yielded life.
As you walk, not by sight but by faith, and reckon yourself dead to sin but alive to Me, the fragrance grows richer, deeper, unmistakable. This fragrance is not the product of your striving but the natural outflow of Christ living His life through you. Rejoice in every place I send you, for everywhere becomes a sanctuary of My presence when you walk by My Spirit.
(Scripture references: 2 Corinthians 2:14-16; 2 Corinthians 4:11; Romans 6:11; 2 Corinthians 5:7)
Real-Life Analogy
Imagine walking into a room where fresh bread has just come out of the oven. You don’t need to search for the source—the scent finds you immediately. It fills the room naturally, without effort, because the bread simply is what it is. In the same way, the life of Christ within us fills every place we go with a fragrance not manufactured by effort, but arising naturally from who we have become in Him. We do not strive to be noticed; Christ’s life cannot help but make itself known.
Prayer of Confidence
Father, I rest in the beautiful truth that I am not responsible for producing the fragrance of Christ—it is Your work through my yielded heart. I thank You that Your life in me is real, tangible, and active, making Your presence known wherever You lead me. I rejoice that even without striving, Your Son is being revealed in and through me to both the saved and the lost. Thank You for making me a vessel of life, a bearer of Your Son’s fragrance, and a participant in Your unfolding grace each day.