Oh, the smell!!!
It occurred to me, this morning, (as
I was smelling the cinnamon in
my coffee) that smells totally ~DO~
something for me!... For all of us women, right?! I sleep in my husband's t-shirts because the smell of him is comforting :)
Each day I carefully choose which oil, or perfume, I wear based upon how I feel (or want to feel).
I sniff my babies ...
and their toes,
the night air when I step outside,...
And we all know how a simple candle can make us feel soothed, relaxed, energized, and much much more...
... I even wrote my very first song inspired by the sweet, sweet smell of honey I was putting in my tea!
If you wanna' listen, here it is...
Okay, now, back to the moment with my coffee cup, again!!! After all the thoughts of things I enjoy smelling, a worship song came to mind..."Let our voices rise like incense, let them be as sweet perfume..." Hmmmm, I wonder... are there smells that actually ~DO~ something for God! Could I actually smell pleasing to God? " So, I head over to the computer and begin to search "aroma" on http://www.biblegateway.com/
~WOW~
ya' know, I found the word "aroma" 39 times in the Old Testament! Each pertaining to sacrifices/offerings, and the aromas being pleasing (or not) to the Lord! My voice is rising like incense, a sacrifice/offering to the Lord. Imagine that!... MY VOICE a pleasing aroma to God!...
I wonder what it ~Does~ for Him?!
Do I see my worship as a real sacrifice/offering for Him? When I worship is it centered around me, or Him? How often do we look for some "Good Worship", in a church service, so that we will "Get something out of it" like the feeling from being in His presence. Don't get me wrong... that feeling is undeniably incomparable to any other!!!... but, maybe from now on we should be wondering... "What is my Savior getting out of it?". Does my worship smell as good, to God, as my coffee does to me....
Is my song as pleasing to Jesus, as the smell of lavender is to me...
"We bring the sacrifice of praise into the House of the Lord"
"Let our voices rise like incense, let it be as sweet perfume"
(Hope I smell good)
