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2 Corinthians 2:14-16 ~ But\u00a0thanks be to God, who in Christ always\u00a0leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads\u00a0the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere.<\/span>\u00a0For we are the aroma of Christ to God among\u00a0those who are being saved and among\u00a0those who are perishing,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to one a fragrance from death to death,\u00a0to the other a fragrance from life to life.\u00a0Who is sufficient for these things? (ESV)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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I<\/strong>\u2019ve always wondered what it would be like if my Bible came with a scratch-n-sniff option. <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Imagine what the Garden of Eden smelled like.<\/p>\n

The fragrance of fruit trees and grasses and roses without thorns.<\/p>\n

The aroma of a world brand new. Fresh and clean.<\/p>\n

But it didn\u2019t stay that way.<\/p>\n

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Decay and death soon entered.<\/p>\n

In our scratch-n-sniff Bible, the rest of Genesis and a good chunk of Exodus smell like sweat and tears.<\/p>\n

The aroma of perfection marred by sin.<\/p>\n

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But it didn\u2019t stay that way.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

God intervened and the glorious redemptive plan kicked into overdrive with the sacrificial system instituted in Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.<\/p>\n

Most of the Old Testament smells like blood and smoke and burning flesh.<\/p>\n

The stench of a world under the law. Trying, day in and day out, to be good enough to blot out sin.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

But it didn\u2019t stay that way.<\/p>\n

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In Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, there\u2019s a distinct shift. The smell of blood and smoke lingers, but something sweet is in the air. A fragrance we can\u2019t pin down but one that calls to us. There\u2019s a memory here, something carried over in our DNA.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve known this smell. Every cell in our body responds to the Creator. The Word made flesh, dwelling among men.<\/p>\n

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But it didn\u2019t stay that way.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

He died. He rose. He ascended.<\/p>\n

The veil was torn in two and the holy fragrance of mercy and grace explodes from the pages of Acts. It grows stronger as we flip through the writings of Paul, Peter, James, and John.<\/p>\n

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The Revelation is an assault to our senses as all the beauty and all the evil the world has ever known collide in epic battle. Then we reach the end and all we know is this.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

It smells like home.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

A world brand new. Fresh and clean.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

And it will always stay that way.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Father, We praise you for the beautiful Story of Redemption we read in Your Word. We long for the day when we are finally home with you.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2 Corinthians 2:14-16 ~ But\u00a0thanks be to God, who in Christ always\u00a0leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads\u00a0the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere.\u00a0For we are the aroma of Christ to God<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":12753,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[1551],"tags":[572,2006,1838,1839],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\nScratch 'n' Sniff Bible - Inspire A Fire<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I\u2019ve always wondered what it would be like if my Bible came with a scratch 'n' sniff option. 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