“Then Mary took about
a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and
wiped his feet with her hair. And the
house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.” John 12:3.
In the Bible we
are told that Mary possessed pure nard which was very expensive and no doubt one
of her most valuable treasures. This wonderful fragrance was derived from the Spikenard
plant when its underground stems were crushed and distilled into intensely
aromatic amber-colored oil very thick in consistency. The plant alone did not possess the fragrance
but the process of breaking down the stems and removing the impurities created
the pleasing aroma. It is written
that once she poured it on the feet of Jesus the house was filled with the
fragrance.
When we allow God
to take our underground attitudes that lie below the surface and crush them through
circumstances, He will remove the impurities of our heart. Our flesh will be distilled and transformed
with the thick aromatic oil of the Holy Spirit.
When that oil is poured out into the purposes of God our lives will
become aromatic and Christ filled to all around us. When others breathe in our lives they breathe
in the fragrance of the King. When they
witness our walk they see us walking behind the Savior on a mission. Our spiritual gifts will be our greatest
treasure as we offer it back to God.
Our talents poured over the agenda of God will dispense the beautiful
life that resembles His Son.
‘But thanks be to God, who always leads us in
triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance
of the knowledge of him. For we are to
God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are
perishing. To the one we are the smell
of death; to the other, the fragrance of life.’ 2 Co 2:14-16.
How would others
describe the aroma of your life?
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