You bring the desirable fragrance of Christ’s love as God’s child and as a light and a witness for Jesus.

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

“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me” (Acts 1:8)

“But concerning brotherly love you have no need that I should write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another” (1Thes 4:9)

“For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light” (Eph 5:8)

“And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all, just as we do to you” (1Thes 3:12)

“For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, Abba, Father.” (Rom 8:15)

“You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden…Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” (Matt 5:14,16)

“My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.” (1Jn 3:18)

“But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” (Jn 1:12-13)

“and not for that nation only, but also that He would gather together in one the children of God who were scattered abroad.” (Jn 11:52)

“The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God” (Rom 8:16)

“because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God” (Rom 8:21)

“That is, those who are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God; but the children of the promise are counted as the seed.” (Rom 9:8)

“Therefore be imitators of God as dear children” (Eph 5:1)

“that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world” (Phil 2:15)

“Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.” (1Jn 3:1)

“Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.” (1Jn 3:2)

“In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother.” (1Jn 3:10)

“You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.” (1Jn 4:4)

“By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments.” (1Jn 5:2)

Reading: Isa 64-66; 2Cor 2