I was awakened at 2AM (yesterday morning) for a late night / super early morning date with my Beautiful Bridegroom.

It was unexpected, yet so precious. It was one hour of adoring worship, heartfelt prayers and deep intercession.

There is inexhaustible joy in my Spirit, when it comes to the things of God.

I’ve never grown tired or weary of singing, sharing and living it all out for Him. And, I will never tire of doing it all.

As I was worshipping Him, a sweet aroma infused the entire room.

In the beauty of His presence, I was reminded of a message entitled ‘The Fragrance of Worship’ which I shared in Youth Impact not so long ago.

Luke chapter 7 (verses 36 till 50) speaks about Jesus being anointed by a sinful woman.

She was undeserving, a trail of sins creeping up behind her.

Yet, in her weakness and shame, she recognised the compassion, love and mercy of Jesus Christ.

At probably one of the most inappropriate time of the day (Jesus was having dinner at that time); she dashed to where He was and fell to her face, at His feet.

She broke the alabaster jar of perfume (worth a year’s wages) and anointed the feet of Jesus.

The room, filled with activity - the hustle-bustle of servants scurrying around setting food on the table, amidst the chatters and noise, the clanging of cutlery against the plates – (I believe) suddenly grew silent. Everything came to a halt.

The fragrance of the perfume permeated the entire place; every nook, cranny and crevice. The atmosphere of the whole room changed.

It was the fragrance of that woman’s worship. (To date, this is one of my favourite examples of true worship.)

She held nothing back. She gave, she gave her all. In exchange, He generously forgave.

The fragrance of her worship changed the atmosphere.

OUR worship must change the atmosphere. The fragrance of OUR worship must change the atmosphere.

Darlene Zschech says this in one of her messages, “Our lives should carry a fragrance that causes people to lean in. His fragrance covers our ordinariness.”

I long for the fragrance of my worship to rise as sweet incense to the throne of God, in which He will inhale and take it in, bringing a smile on His face.

Our lives should be lived infused by Jesus, radiating His glory and releasing His fragrance to our world.

With love and much more love,
Melissa.