You are a living sacrifice for Jesus which is a sweet-smelling aroma to the Lord.

You are a living sacrifice for Jesus which is a sweet-smelling aroma to the Lord.

“And the LORD smelled a soothing aroma [reyach].” (Gen 8:21)

“as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling [euodia] aroma [osme].” (Eph 5:2)

“that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.” (Rom 12:1)

“For we are to God the fragrance [euodia] of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.” (2Cor 2:15)

“that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing [areskeia] Him” (Col 1:10)

“Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.” (Heb 13:15)

“To the one we are the aroma [osme] of death leading to death, and to the other the aroma [osme] of life leading to life. And who is sufficient for these things?” (2Cor 2:16)

“Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance [osme] of His knowledge in every place.” (2Cor 2:14)

“Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing [euarestos] to Him.” (2Cor 5:9)

“finding out what is acceptable [euarestos] to the Lord.” (Eph 5:10)

“Indeed I have all and abound. I am full, having received from Epaphroditus the things sent from you, a sweet-smelling [euodia] aroma [osme], an acceptable sacrifice, well pleasing [euarestos] to God.” (Phil 4:18)

“Finally then, brethren, we urge and exhort in the Lord Jesus that you should abound more and more, just as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please [aresko] God” (1Thes 4:1)

“Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing [euarestos] in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.” (Heb 13:20-21)

“Now this is what you shall offer on the altar: two lambs of the first year, day by day continually. One lamb you shall offer in the morning, and the other lamb you shall offer at twilight. With the one lamb shall be one-tenth of an ephah of flour mixed with one-fourth of a hin of pressed oil, and one-fourth of a hin of wine as a drink offering. And the other lamb you shall offer at twilight; and you shall offer with it the grain offering and the drink offering, as in the morning, for a sweet aroma [reyach], an offering made by fire to the LORD.” (Ex 29:38-41)

Reading: Gen 7-9; Lk 13