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Hello, friend. I'm Marcy Farrell from Thankful Homemaker, and I'm so glad to be here with

you today. I recently finished reading through 2 Corinthians, and I've been especially

encouraged by 2 Corinthians

chapter 2, 14 to 16. It's one of those passages that grows richer the more you meditate on it,

because Paul gives us this beautiful and weighty picture when he says that we are the aroma of Christ,

not that we carry it occasionally or display it when we're doing well,

but that we are it. Our lives in Christ are meant to give off something that reflects him wherever we are.

And before we go any further, I just want to step back just a minute here because this

picture of a fragrance is such a tangible one. And I think so often one of the

powerful senses the Lord has given us is the sense of smell. It amazes me how a particular scent

can bring back a memory that in my mind I thought was long forgotten. But for me, I can find myself

baking my grandmother's banana cake recipe.

And as that smell fills the air, I'm suddenly taken right back.

And I can picture her, I can even picture the kitchen, but I can picture her standing in the kitchen with her apron on and singing all the time singing or humming as she went about her work. And it's a memory for me that doesn't just remind me of

her, but it reminds me of being loved. There's something about a fragrance that lingers. It leaves,

especially a pleasant one, right? It leaves an impression. It stays with you. And that's exactly

the picture that Paul is giving us here. I want to read these verses to us.

So I'm reading 2 Corinthians chapter 2 verses 14 to 16. But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge

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