2 Corinthians 2

From 2Corinthians 2:14 through the next chapters the core of Paul’s Faith & His relationship w The Lord-> the WHY/the REASONS that Paul has such a close walk with the Lord,& the WHY/the REASONS that his life is so effective to those around him for the sake of The Gospel,are described/painted for us to see & know!N 2Cor2:14-17 He says,”But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere.For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing,to one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things?For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God's word, but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ.”The “triumphal entry” is a reference to the spiritual warfare that Paul and other faithful spiritual warriors (the “us”) have been through & are n the middle of,& the fact that as we follow The Lord/as we live depending on the Lord,he ALWAYS leads us n a “triumphal procession”!And then Paul establishes the perspective for what the “triumph” looks like->”the aroma of the knowledge of him(Christ) everywhere”!Paul is saying that if we are truly one of the “us” he is talking about,then our lives will have an “aroma of the knowledge of him everywhere” as we live/work/play/travel,etc.Paul also addresses what this is and what it is not when he says-“For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God's word, but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ.”N Paul’s time as in our time there are those that know what the Bible says,and they misuse it for there own purposes,and for building their own kingdoms of a sort instead of having God’s Word transform them into “men of sincerity,as commissioned by God” so that “in the sight of God” their lives “speak in Christ”!In other words,true spiritual warriors will have lives that are being filled and molded by “the knowledge of him” in their whole lives & not just their minds-> their lives are  “doing the talking” about WHO their Lord is/WHO they are following...and this becomes the “aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing....”.A true warrior described n these verses is aware that he/she has been “commissioned by God” to have their lives “speak in Christ”,& Christ then “always leads us in triumphal procession,& through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of HIM everywhere.”Dear Jesus, these verses make me realize how far from being a true spiritual warrior I am...,& that I need Your help in transforming my life to become a more pleasing aroma of Who You are,& what Your Gospel offers for everyone.May Your Word and Your Spirit press in on my life and transform me into becoming one of the ones included in the “us” Paul is talking about.