A Spiritual Kingdom
My spiritual sense of smell was now opened and I had a lot
of questions: How does it behave? What does God want me to do with it, etc?
First, spiritual smells behave exactly like physical ones
do. That’s because the Spirit works with what we know (John 3:11 NIV). The
smells are familiar to us—like popcorn, gasoline, French fries, rotten eggs,
trash, urine, etc. So, if we smelled grilled hamburgers just as we passed by a
Jack-in-the-Box restaurant, what are the chances the aroma originated from
there? If odors don’t originate from their natural context, then we know they have
a spiritual origin!
Next, make a connection; the answer is already in us:
Saturday. I was house-cleaning using
detergents when I began to smell curry. Who
would be cooking curry so early in the morning? I went outside and sniffed
the air. Maybe it was coming from next door. I sniffed again. Nothing. I
returned to the house and the smell of curry became even stronger. A quick
prayer. A thoughtful pause. Hmm. Mom’s
the only one I know who cooks curry. I wonder if—? I called mom. She sighed
with relief, “Oh daughter! You’ve been on my mind. I think I have to tell you
something”. At her place, mom confided that she felt she had only a couple of
years left to live and she wanted to make her last wishes known to me. I wrote
them down that day. Two years later she passed.
God cares for people and sends help in different ways (Dan.
2:1, 19; Zech. 1:7-9; Acts 10:9-15; 28); but most of the time, we miss it
because we don’t know how to read spirit.
Next time: Sense of
Smell Reveals Hidden Activities
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Scriptures marked “NIV” are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version.
Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission
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