What is this savour of His knowledge we read about here? I have done some reading and discovered what might give an answer, and it makes a lot of sense.
At the Triumph Parade the streets would be strewn with flower petals. As the troops marched through the streets they crushed the flowers and they released an aroma.
I know that smells can have a powerful impact. The memory of past smells is clear and distinct and even evocative. Smells can carry you back to events in your life.
I think of one case in particular. Our son Matt and my mom were very close. He loved being at here house and had many special memories there. I remember a few years after she died we walked in to a friends house here and Matt almost cried. ‘It smells just like Grammy’s house’ he said. I saw a meme our Facebook not too long ago. It was just a photo on crayons with the words ‘can you smell them?’ I could.
When Paul talks about us being a savour of the knoweldge of God he is speaking of something similar. The aroma of the parade would remind people of different things according to the one smelling it.
To the defeated prisoners the smell would be the stench of defeat. It was smell of death.
But to the victors it was the smell of life.
Our lives should do the same. We have our victory in Christ. Our lives should put forth the sweet aroma of what it means to be know Him. Our lives should draw men to Him. Sure, at times people are going to reject our message – but it must be the message that bothers them – not our lives.
Are people refreshed and invigorated by the aroma of the knowledge of God in my life?
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