Have you broken anything? I think we break a dish almost every week in our house. Cars break down; dishes break, toys break, trees break… everything breaks. I often wonder if there is a point to things breaking? I don’t always know why things have to break, but I know that God can use broken things and in fact, sometimes breaking is essential. Grapes have to be broken to make wine. Olives have to be crushed to make oil. Tomatoes have to be crushed to make spaghetti sauce. You get the point, but did you know …
The Fragrance of Christ
God takes the places where others see dry, broken, dusty nothingness and he brings great beauty. As believers in Christ we have been set apart. In the midst of a desert each one of us is blooming for Him. In his grace he has turned us from death, from the ugliness of sin, and he has given us salvation if we will just receive it. He has taken our ugliness and made it beautiful. 2 Corinthians 2:15 “For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.” When …