No, this is not an article about how your nose functions. However, smell does play an important role in our lives. There are even products on the market that are part of an aromatherapy concept. Once when my wife's foot was aching she massaged it with some peppermint foot rub. She commented on how good it felt. Now I don't believe that foot rub has any medicinal qualities but the strong peppermint aroma and the massaging action combined to give a pleasant feeling.
We are told in scripture that "we are the aroma of Christ" (II Corinthians 2:15). Our presence around others should result in their attraction to us and to God. Unfortunately, we sometimes repel people just as if we had body odor. I had a really good rapport with one of my junior high students. One day he came up to me smiling and said, "I'll smell you later." You have to understand the junior high mind to appreciate that statement. I knew it came from someone who liked me and enjoyed being around me. I had been told by another source that I was his favorite teacher. While I had to carefully help him to realize that you shouldn't go up to a teacher and say things like that, I also was encouraged that the aroma he sensed from me is pleasant.
What kind of aroma do you have? Do others enjoy being around you? Do they sense a pleasantness that draws them? What does their nose know about you? Is Christ being sensed through your life? These are extremely important considerations as we attempt to bring grace and encouragement into the lives of others.
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