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Witness in the Marketplace

God intended for believers to be people with a distinctive fragrance that can be identified. This fragrance should be recognized everywhere, including jobs, homes, communities, social engagements.

Scripture teaches that the aroma of Jesus Christ has different effects on different people (2Co 2:14–16). To those who know Christ or are searching to know the truth, it is the aroma of life. But to those who are perishing and who have no desire to live any other way, it is the aroma of death. The fragrance of Jesus Christ will attract some people, and it will repel others. God has purposely placed you with this distinctive fragrance among different kinds of people.

The fact that not all with whom you come in contact are impressed with your Christian aroma should not be surprising. Jesus warned that in this world believers will suffer persecution (Mt 5:11–12). However you need to be certain that the aroma of Jesus and not an aroma that comes from your lack of compassion and love for others causes the adverse reaction.

Being a witness on the job is much tougher than most can imagine. Often ears are deaf and hearts are cold to even the most effective witness (Ac 26:28). If you are not spreading the fragrance of the Lord Jesus Christ, then you are failing those around you who are searching for truth. The most effective sharing of your faith begins with a heart of love and caring, seeing people through his eyes, the way God sees them. God has given you the opportunity in the marketplace to be his fragrance to a lost world.