Are You Skunked?
"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."
Ephesians 5: 2
One day Victoria Pierce of Nashville
opened
the front door and her dog raced in yelping and
covered with skunk spray. The dog ran through
each room, rubbing against every cushion, rug,
and piece of upholstered furniture. The whole
house had to be decontaminated.
Stench of sin is worse than all the foul odors
of earth. When we dishonor the commands
of Scripture, it’s a stench rising to heaven.
Ecclesiastes 10:1 says, “Dead flies putrefy the
perfumer’s ointment, and cause it to give off a
foul odor; so does a little folly to one respected
for wisdom and honor.”
Only the Bible tells us how to rid our life
of the foul effects of sin. We must confess
and turn from them, letting the Lord bathe
us in His grace.
Apostle Paul said, “Npw thanks be to God who
always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through
us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every
place” (2 Corinthians 2:14). When sin stinks up your
life, turn in confession to the Lord as He will forgive.
"We can never be cleansed
until we confess we are
dirty."
Max Lucado