Grain offering

Ok, this is not my usual but I couldn't resist. In the OT there is
a great deal of focus upon the grain and fat offering. If you have ever
roasted corn that was still in the husk, on an open grill, you would
experience a wonderful aroma. The same is true with the fat offering. There
is something about the tantalizing aroma of grilled steak and grilled corn
in the husk. These aromas were actually pleasing to God. In other words, God
enjoys a good barbeque! Really, I believe he really does enjoy the aroma of
these offerings/barbeques. Why not? We are made in His image, and we enjoy
them, so why not consider that God enjoys them as well. So the next time
you grill corn in the husk or a steak with some fat, be reminded that God
desires for our lives to be as aromatic--pleasing to others--a sweet savor.
BUT, it doesn't work with seven grain cereal! We had several boxes
of expired cereal that I needed to throw away but rather than put it in the
trash, I decided to burn it as an OT offering...just to see if the aroma
thing would work with cereal....it didn't. Stunk up the whole yard--the
wheel barrel probably wasn't something that Israel used either! :)

The Apostle Paul said of his Philippian friends they were an odor of
a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, well-pleasing to God. Phil 4:18