Appealing Aroma (Part 3)!

INSPIRE Devotionals With Emmanuel Afiawari Friday, May 1, 2026 Topic: APPEALING AROMA (Part 3)! Memory Verse: ‭‭"‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven" - Matthew 5:16 NIV‬ Bible Text: ‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭‭ ‭2 Corinthians 2:15-16 NIV 15. ‭For we are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. 16. To the one we are an aroma that brings death; to the other, an aroma that brings life. And who is equal to such a task? INSPIRATION: Some aroma can be so tempting, sweeping you off your feet if you let down your guards. Jacob's stew had such an appealing aroma that made Esau sell off his birthright so cheaply. When you do not place premium value on principles that govern your life, you'd become as reckless as Esau, making choices that trade off your future for immediate pleasure. You shouldn't bite everything that appeals because their glistering appeal may just be a trap to lure you away by lust. In contemporary times, temptation comes so easily. The Internet would bring it right at your doorsteps! Your eye and ear gates become tools that heighten the appealing aroma to sin. Except you make a covenant with your eyes like Job (Job 31: 1), or like Joseph, choose not to do wickedness against God (Gen. 39: 9), there's so much appealing aroma to go round that has ruined many a great destiny. Some aroma are slippery peels you must guide against! TODAY'S TAKE HOME: ‭‭Take heed to yourself and the things that appeal to you before they destroy you! PRAYER: Dear Lord, please deliver me from every form of appealing aroma that could bring about my downfall. Help me to guide my steps and choices; lead me to guard my heart, eyes and ear gates so that I do not give to subtle or brazen attempts to entice me with evil, in Jesus name.