Fragrance — Part 3
As the Lord Jesus walked through this world those who were far from God could smell the holy perfume and say, “Never man spake like this man” (John 7:46). The heartless Pilate had to say, “I find no fault in this man” (Luke 23:4). The centurion at the cross had to confess “Certainly this was a righteous man” (Luke 23:47). Others marveled at “the gracious words that proceeded out of His mouth” (Luke 4:22).
None could come into His presence without smelling the fragrant odors of love, compassion and tenderness. Let our attention be more than ever directed to Him so that as He fills our vision, everything else may vanish. As His sweetness fills the soul, so will His fragrance flow forth from us as the outcome of communion with Him.
Let us not be despondent over what we are and what we are not. May the Lord so attract our hearts to Himself, that like the little flower sending forth its odor in the untrodden forest, we may send forth by His Spirit and for His own pleasure something of His fragrance in this world, and so become a reflection of the only perfect and fragrant One — JESUS!
