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It is interesting to note that Paul uses the picture of a Roman processional victory with spices and fragrances in 2 Corinthians 2 to illustrate the point that in a way we are like captives and spoils of war that Christ has captured for His glory and purposes. Unlike the real POWs who in ancient times ended up as slaves in return for their lives, we are free people liberated from sin but tasked to share the Good News and serve in the Kingdom based on our calling and gifting. In a way we are bond servants (slaves) to Christ and in a way, we are His property as He had redeemed us with His blood. But He also made us co-heirs with Him with a rich inheritance in glory that is accessible now even here on earth with a greater inheritance awaiting us as our Father prepares a place for us in His mansion of many rooms in heaven. We are slaves with the rights, privileges and authority of sons and daughters that nothing whether on earth or in heaven nor any principality or power of darkness may separate us from the infinite love of God. Christ is proud of us as He puts us through the victory procession – we are the fruits of His victory on the cross.
We therefore have an obligation to preach and share the Gospel to the people we meet so that more will have the privilege to become sons and daughters with Christ, to be co-heirs to the inheritance in glory and in most times, sharing the Good News may require the same tenacity of faith that we expend daily to live out the Christian life. If we have been sharing Christ to our friends and colleagues and family through word and our conduct and character – continue on and don’t give up! Salvation is in the hands of God and that person’s will and yet we must try to facilitate the work of the Holy Spirit as much as we can. Our constant sharing of our lives and word will inevitably leave an impression, the question is whether that impression is pleasant and lasting or ugly and fleeting? That is why it is essential that our life testimony matches the Gospel we preach. As much as we are not the one determining the conversion of faith, we ought to be the instrument that God uses to enhance and augment, rather then degrade and lessen it. The message of the Gospel is strong and powerful by itself as it is the Word of God and yet we may by our negative testimony blunt its impact. Share and live our life as Christ intends and we will see the fruits of our labour and we may have our own victory procession for Christ!
Ronnie's Thoughts 