Your loving gifts to the Lord Jesus are a sweet aroma, as well as your obedience.

Your loving gifts to the Lord Jesus are a sweet aroma, as well as your obedience.

“an offering made by fire for a sweet aroma; all the fat is the LORD’s.” (Lev 3:16)
“I am full, having received from Epaphroditus the things sent from you, a sweet-smelling aroma [euodia osme], an acceptable sacrifice, well pleasing to God.” (Phil 4:18)
“And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma [euodia osme].” (Eph 5:2)
“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)
“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)
“To the one we are the aroma [osme] of death leading to death, and to the other the aroma of life leading to life.” (2Cor 2:16)
“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable [euarestos] to God, which is your reasonable service.” (Rom 12:1)
“And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable [euarestos] and perfect will of God.” (Rom 12:2)
“For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable [euarestos] to God and approved by men.” (Rom 14:18)
“Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing [euarestos] to Him.” (2Cor 5:9)
“make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing [euaretos] in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever.” (Heb 13:21)
“Walk as children of light…finding out what is acceptable [euaretos] to the Lord.” (Eph 5:8,10)
Reading: Lev 1-3; Jn 17