Five Minute Friday: "Savor."

2 Corinthians 2:15 (KJV) - For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish.

Have you ever smelled yourself? 

I have.

Whether it's after a hard workout, hours of working in the yard (when I had a yard), or sleeping under a box fan on a hell-hot Alabama summer night with a relative humidity of 2643%, no matter how much deodorant I'm wearing, eventually the stench overwhelms my olfactory receptors and I must take action.

How do I get rid of stink? The only surefire method is with a bath or shower.  I can try to cover it up by changing clothes, adding another coat of deodorant, or spritzing on perfume or body spray, but guess what?  I'LL STILL STINK.  In fact, all the extra covering makes the stink worse.

Ephesians 5:25-27 (KJV) says, "... Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish."  In other words, the Word of God is the only thing that will wash off spiritual stink.  And trust me, we've all got some spiritual stink that needs washing off.  Plus we've got the stinky spiritual dirt others try to throw on us (lies about who Jesus is, what the Bible says, and what the true Christian church believes).  We can try to cover it with our own efforts, but it will only stink worse.  Only through the Word of God can we be a sweet savor not only to fellow believers, but to those who do not yet believe.  Otherwise, spiritually we go around smelling like an onion patch.

And who wants that?