Leviticus 3:5
Then Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar on top of the burnt offering, which is on the wood on the fire; it is a food offering with a pleasing aroma to the Lord.
Tag: What Does Our Life Smell Like to God.
In the above passage Moses is telling the nation of Israel how their sacrifices should be toward God. If the sacrifice was done right and their hearts were right, the sacrifice would be “a plaguing aroma to the Lord.” In the OT economy we are told about the way animist, bird, grain and other sacrifices were to be made. The nation of Israel would eventually get away from the “heart” of their worship and soon slip into “form” worship. When they offered sacrifices they were to put their hands on the head of the sacrifice to signify that the sacrifice was a representative of them. So, the concept was not about the form, but the function. Notice what Paul said about our own personal sacrifice in the NT:
2 Corinthians 2:15
For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing,
Others should smell Christ on us. We should be reflecting the character and image of Christ. Our sacrificial living ought to be pleasing to Christ. That is what true “worship” is to be about. It is not about our form, but our heart. Making sure we worship in “spirit and truth” is what Christ wants from us:
John 4:24
God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”
God does not want form from us. He wants a heart worship that produces an aroma pleasing to Him and a fragrance where others can smell Christ on our lives.
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