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Honey From The Rock Psalm 81:16 |
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THE PERFUMED CROSS This entry was posted on 06-18-2008 and is filed under uncategorized. "[He] gave Himself to God as a sacrifice to take away your sins. And God was pleased, for Christ's love for you was like a sweet perfume to Him" (Eph. 5:2b TLB).
Our "walk in love" began 2000 years ago when Jesus walked the Via Dolorosa, carrying His own cross. We must always remember that our walk of love must be modeled after His. He loved us so much that He carried our sins to Calvary and died for them there. This amazing sacrifice was like a sweet perfume to God. That's why I'm calling today's Bible study "The Perfumed Cross."(This "sweet-smelling aroma" stands in stark contrast with what we will look at in the coming days (vs. 3-6). We are to take up our cross and follow Jesus. Is it a perfumed cross? A sanctified and scented stauros? The Amplified Version gives us an interesting "cross reference" for our text: Ezekiel 20:41. God says, "I will accept you as a sweet aroma when I bring you out from the peoples and gathered you out of the countries where you have been scattered; and I will be hallowed in you before the Gentiles" (NKJV). Those who walk in love and carry the perfumed cross will be pleasing to God and a witness to the world for whom Christ died. Hymn: "Take up thy cross and follow Me. I hear the blessed Savior call; How can I make a lesser sacrifice, when Jesus gave His all?" (A. H. Ackley) |
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