Emphasis Preaching Journal
Do you like the smell...
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Do you like the smell of new things? The upholstery in a new car. The paint of a new house. The bloom of a new flower. The freshness of clothes taken hot from the dryer. Even the odors of a new baby.
In time those new smells pass as they absorb the odors around them. And we know what babies do with great regularity. But we can repaint, plant new flowers, and change a baby's diapers.
How do you imagine we smell to God? My guess is that God smells us with the selective nose of a parent delighting in our newness and freshness as God bathes us with forgiveness.
In time those new smells pass as they absorb the odors around them. And we know what babies do with great regularity. But we can repaint, plant new flowers, and change a baby's diapers.
How do you imagine we smell to God? My guess is that God smells us with the selective nose of a parent delighting in our newness and freshness as God bathes us with forgiveness.
