“Now thanks to God who leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place”. 2 Corinthians 2:14

After a few days of rain the mud puddles had finally taken their toll, so I took my car down to the local car wash. As I climbed out an older gentleman walked up to me to ask what kind of wash I wanted. I smiled and said, “the clean kind”. Thankfully he laughed at my poor version of a “dad joke” before saying, how much do you want to spend to clean your car? After we had established “as little as possible”, he then asked, what kind of fragrance I wanted. Fragrance? “What do you mean by Fragrance?” I asked. “He then proceeded to offer me an assortment of aromas from Lemon, to Apricot, to some kind of wildflower. There were even food scents like Movie Popcorn but I figured that would just make me hungry as I drove so I said, “Lemon sounds nice. At that point I watched him immediatly give one squirt from a squirt bottle onto the driver’s side carpeting. “Done”, he smiled,

“Lemon Fresh Just For You”

After my car was washed and dried I headed home with the overpowering scent of lemon slapping me in the face. It was enough to make my eyes water! All that glaring fragrance from just one squirt from a little squirt bottle? Interesting how fragrance is such a keen part of our senses. Whenever I smell a lemon I think of that day at the car wash. Conversely, fresh baked bread brings wonderful memories of my mother’s kitchen. There is great memory recall power in fragrance. I’ve often wondered if that’s why Paul used the power of Fragrance to describe our role in giving the knowledge of Jesus to those around us. As you live your life, your witness to others can be as welcome as fresh baked bread, or it can be as harsh as one too many lemons. Let the fragrance of your life be a blessing to those around you.