A Sweet Aroma – Heaven is Calling Lesson 12

Heaven Is Calling Lesson 12 - A Sweet Aroma
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Hello Everyone! Welcome to lesson 12 in the Bible Art Journaling Challenge series, Heaven Is Calling! I am here wrapping up (with this last lesson), what has been a really meaningful series of connecting with a good God. You can start, or keep accessing this full series here on my blog for free.

The 2017 Bible Art Journaling Challenge series

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Heaven Is Calling Lesson 12

And now, let’s get started with this lesson!

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Scripture

I used my Single Column ESV Journaling Bible, for this lesson and the scripture for this challenge is 2 Corinthians 2:14-15 which I’m sharing with you here from the NASB translation…

14 But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place. 15 For we are a fragrance of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing;

A sweet aroma

In the video lesson, I read to you in the ESV translation. Each Bible translation says things slightly different to the next one, but the point is the same. The apostle Paul, was writing from a place of pain about a conflict that had been bad enough to cause him to want to postpone a visit to the church he was writing.

I urge you to stick on a pot of coffee, tea, hot chocolate… whatever… and read the FULL 13 chapters of the book in one sitting. If you can, try reading the 1 Corinthians book in the same way the day before. It’s 16 chapters long. Or, just commit to read the whole two over 4 days. Just get it all in during a short space of time to grasp a fuller picture. Read it knowing that Paul was writing to the church in Corinth and addressing various things. There is SO MUCH valuable wisdom to learn from this corner of the Bible when seeking to grasp what Paul was hoping that those in Corinth could grasp.

In this section of scripture, there are MANY ways which different parts of Christendom would translate things. I always prefer to keep things simple to understand and applicable to daily life.

In that thread of thinking… there is but one thing for me to say about this section of scripture. We MUST live in a way that produces the aroma of Christ. Last time I checked, His fragrance brings life to the dying. If my scent is not doing the same, I am not reflecting Him properly. We must ask ourselves the hard question and be very truthful with ourselves. Are we releasing the aroma of Christ? Or are we stinking up our environment?

Why does this matter when we’re talking about connecting with a good God in this Heaven Is Calling series? Because the only (and I do mean only), way that we can be a sweet aroma of Christ, is by being in His presence. Have you ever sat next to a wet dog? Give yourself a couple of brief minutes next to them and you’re likely to have people nearby holding their nose the rest of your day. Why? Because smell sticks to what it’s around. Cook and your clothes and hair will smell like dinner.

When we sit in God’s presence and embrace His friendship so He can encounter us with His goodness, it rubs off on us and the aroma is sweet to anyone who we come into contact with. That sweet aroma is a byproduct of being with God and I simply MUST make it my responsibility to be the breath of fresh air that wafts Jesus across a room with such beauty that everyone wants a bigger sniff of who I’ve been hanging out with. Let us all make that our goal. To simply enjoy Jesus so much that it transforms our lives and thus, the lives of those around us.

Heaven Is Calling Lesson 12 - A Sweet Aroma

I’d love to hear from you in the comments below! If you’re new here, we have lots of helpful people in our community who pop into the comments and share ideas and thoughts you may want to check out. If you’ve not seen lesson one yet, I encourage you to start at the beginning so we can go on a journey together in this free 12-part devotional series. It’s not too late to join in, (it never is!) and I’d rather you start anywhere, than not at all.

Bible journaling supplies featured today

As promised, here are the supplies I featured, in this lesson. I hope they help you find anything you may want to try out. All links will lead to my affiliate partners, Dayspring (DS), Scrapbook.com (SB), Amazon (AZ), Simon Says Stamp (SSS), and United Kingdom Suppliers (UK), with the exception of other links provided freely to support your process. These supplies are purely optional and you are free to participate with whatever you have, using the devotional for this lesson. Thanks for your support!


Heaven Is Calling Lesson 12 - A Sweet Aroma

Join me in this Bible Art Journaling Challenge

You can find answers to most any question you may have about participating in this challenge, on the Bible Art Journaling Challenge page and learn more about this devotional series, on the Heaven Is Calling page which holds the lesson archive, supplies list and and how to join in!

Heaven Is Calling - A Bible Art Journaling Challenge Series

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Additional Resources

I regularly get requests for advice on choosing a Journaling Bible and this free complete guide, is my answer to all the questions. It even has a free checklist for choosing a Journaling Bible.

The Complete Guide To Choosing A Journaling Bible

I also regularly get questions about supplies I recommend for Bible art journaling. I’ve created linked recommendations on my Bible Art Journaling Supplies page, to make your starter choices easier.

Lastly, you can find a general supply list for this Heaven Is Calling, Bible Art Journaling Challenge devotional series, here.

Heaven Is Calling Devotional Supplies

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Heaven Is Calling Lesson 12 - A Sweet Aroma

*Scripture quotations taken from the NASB © The Lockman Foundation, used with permission.

*Artwork completed in the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

*Links take you to my affiliate partners, Dayspring (DS), Scrapbook.com (SB), Amazon.com (AZ), Simon Says Stamp (SSS), and Amazon.co.uk (UK). And, occasionally to other shops whom I am not an affiliate of. When you find deals which I’ve recommended through my affiliate partners, I get supported. This has no effect on you and makes a real difference for me. You may view my affiliate and product disclosure for more info on how this works. Thank you, I so appreciate your support, which helps me support your creative journey with God!

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