Scripture Post #534: *SWEETSMELLING SAVOR*

Ephesians 5:2: "And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour."

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This Scripture was from Apostle Paul to the Saints of Ephesus (Eph. 1:1).

We walk in love as CHRIST loved us. HE loved us so much that HE offered HIMSELF up as a sacrifice for us. In the Old Testament GOD had pleasure in the offering-sacrifices that were made unto HIM. They were a sweet savor to HIM. 

Ex. 29:41: "And the other lamb thou shalt offer at even, and shalt do thereto according to the meat offering of the morning, and according to the drink offering thereof, for a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD."

Just as GOD had pleasure in the offering-sacrifices of the Old Testament, GOD also had pleasure in HIS SON, JESUS' offering-sacrifice. It was a *SWEETSMELLING SAVOR* unto HIM. It also pleased HIM that JESUS was bruised (Is. 53:10). 

In Isaiah chapter 53, JESUS is described as follows:

Verse 7: "He was oppressed, and he was afflicted…he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter…"

V. 8: "He was taken from prison and from judgment…for the transgression of my people was he stricken."

V. 9: "…He had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth."

V. 10: "Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him…"

JESUS took on our sins (HE became sin: 2nd Cor. 5:21). Making HIM the perfect, spotless offering-sacrifice as an atonement for our sins. GOD was pleased with JESUS being bruised (Is. 53:10) because in JESUS being bruised HE reconciled us to GOD. HE made it possible for us to have a relationship with GOD. 

2nd Cor. 5:21: "For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him."

1st Peter 1:19: "But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:"

Rom. 5:11: "And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement."

2nd Cor. 5:18: "And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;"

V. 19: "To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation."

Originally Published: Fri. 2/28/14