Our lives are a Christ-like fragrance rising up to God. But this fragrance is perceived differently by those who are being saved and by those who are perishing.
- 2 Corinthians 2:15 (NLT)
It is said that Saint Patrick published a lengthy prayer before his death, this prayer has found its way in snippets to many refrigerator magnets, posters, picture frames and other reminders of God’s love for His children.
I arise today
Through God's strength to pilot me;
God's might to uphold me,
God's wisdom to guide me,
God's eye to look before me,
God's ear to hear me,
God's word to speak for me,
God's hand to guard me,
God's way to lie before me,
God's shield to protect me,
God's hosts to save me
From snares of the devil,
From temptations of vices,
From every one who desires me ill,
Afar and anear, Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me,
Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ on my right, Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down,
Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of every man who speaks of me,
Christ in the eye that sees me,
Christ in the ear that hears me.
I arise today
Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity,
Through a belief in the Threeness,
Through a confession of the Oneness
Of the Creator of creation.
The fact that this prayer starts with “I arise today” serves as a reminder to me that we need to live our lives every single day as a child of God.
From the moment that our feet hit the floor in the morning until we close our eyes to sleep at night, we are to live for Him.
As today’s verse states, this is a fragrance that appeals to God but not so much to others.
Things have not changed that much since Biblical times – Christ followers are still persecuted.
There are still places in the world that even uttering the name of Jesus can get you killed.
These are the places that we must continue to preach, the places we must continue to pray for their safety and healing.
God's shield to protect me,
God's hosts to save me . . .
Christ in the eye that sees me,
Christ in the ear that hears me.
Let me show Christ to someone today.
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