Appealing Aroma (Part 4)!

INSPIRE Devotionals With Emmanuel Afiawari Saturday, May 2, 2026 Topic: APPEALING AROMA (Part4)! 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: After Jacob tricked Esau to get his birthright, we see a scenario play out where he also scented like Esau, and it made Isaac release the blessings on him (Gen. 27: 27). Isaac was so used to Esau's aura that he got fooled by Jacob. How many people can discern your aura and how does it make them behave towards you? Does it evoke the release of blessing, favour, gain? Aside the fact that Jacob was God's choice for this blessing, his smell triggered the blessings also. On the flip side of this, are people carrying very strong negative aura like a spell. Help gets withdrawn when it's most needed at very critical moments; the aura repels their favour and leaves them in dire straits every time. Repeated negative incidents fill their lives thus heightening and widening their miseries. Regardless, Jesus took care of this by blotting out every handwriting that could work against you (Col. 2: 14). This is the gospel: you've been washed by Jesus's blood and made completely free! TODAY'S TAKE HOME: ‭‭Be conscious and curious to know the kind of aura you emit PRAYER: Dear Lord, please deliver me from every form of repelling aroma that drives favour and blessings from me. I come under the cleansing power of the blood of Jesus and it separates me from the effects of a negative aroma in all ramifications, in Jesus name.