Spiritual Senses #3 – Sense of Smell Reveals Hidden Activities

A Spiritual Kingdom

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Warning: You might not like this blog. However, I’ve learned ALL things work for good if we love God and are called according to his purpose. So here goes:

1) A handful of us Christians were invited to meet with a church family in their home for prayer. They believed they were being spiritually attacked. On my way that evening, I kept smelling alcohol and vomit in my car. Of course, I put on the AC, but the smells still hung in the air. So, I rolled down the car windows to let some fresh air in and get rid of the odor. Nothing seemed to help.

I began to pray in the Spirit. Some of you guessed correctly that the adult members of the household drank alcohol to excess, hence the smell of alcohol and vomit. They kept their consumption “hidden” from the church because they were in leadership positions. After we revealed their hidden activity, they came clean, cried and repented. Then we cleaned their house for them, spiritually speaking.

Drinking alcohol in moderation is not a sin—until as in all things—it is taken to excess; and where excess is, so are the works of the flesh (Gal. 5:19, 21);and fleshly works invite all types of spirits to play havoc with Christians.

2) I had a window seat in a crowded bus. The lady next to me got off at her stop. Immediately, a man in his late thirties sat down. It was after work, so I expected everybody on the bus to have body odor. However, spirit-odors are stronger. I began to smell the odor of a wet moldy rag coming from this guy. Finally, I excused myself. After I stepped into the aisle, I asked if he was a Christian. Then I suggested he stop what he was doing because the smell gave him away. I got off the bus.

I can say with certainty he was a Christian engaging in an activity that will prevent him from inheriting the kingdom of God (Gal. 5:19, 21). Even though the world has a different set of values, Christians should know better. Thus, a Christian’s hidden activity should be made known to them (Acts 5:1-11).

“Instead of fragrance, there will be a stench;” (Isaiah 3:24).

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